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jmull on July 11, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the cam...

True Tone is a different sensor ( which isn’t a camera)

tgsovlerkhgsel on July 11, 2020 [–]

I wonder if the TrueTone sensor (which is most likely similar to a 1-pixel "camera") can be used to determine if the user is near the laptop, then only turn the camera on when you think they're not paying attention.

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