The icon can't be turned off either, although it won't appear on the screen if no apps or tools have access to the camera and microphone. Read the original article on SlashGear . Android status ...

Not an issue with Android 4.2—if you know the trick. First, press the power button. Then, instead of entering your PIN (or whatever), swipe the lock screen from right to left.

Some phones offer a camera widget for the lock screen, but for those that don't, there's the Snapshot app. Similar to the wrist-flicking gesture on the Moto X to take photos, Snapshot only ...

In Android 11 and higher, you’ll find a basic screen-recording tool built-in that can capture your phone’s video and audio, as well as sound from the mic.

On a Google Pixel phone running Android 11, left, select the front camera and tap the arrow at the top of the screen to get to the selfie-specific settings for illumination and image-smoothing.