Google has located the Android security flaw that allowed WhatsApp to :access the device's mic

According to media sources, Google has found the security flaw in Android that caused "incorrect privacy indicators and notifications in the privacy dashboard" and allowed WhatsApp to "access the device's microphone" even when the messaging app was not in use. A report from Gadgets Now claims that Google has stated it is trying to address the flaw.

It should be recalled that WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, had initially pointed the finger onto Google following an allegation made by Foad Dabiri, a Twitter engineering director, who claimed WhatsApp had accessed his microphone while he was sleeping. Dabiri claims that "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM."

In response to the engineer's complaint made earlier this week, Meta-owned WhatsApp said they had been in touch with him for the last 24 hours regarding a problem he was experiencing with his Pixel phone with WhatsApp. Users have full control over their microphone settings, the business added.

In a clarification of its policy on the use of the microphone, WhatsApp said: "Once permission is given, WhatsApp only accesses the microphone when a user is making a call, recording a voice note, or uploading a video. Furthermore, end-to-end encryption protects these messages, preventing WhatsApp from listening in.

This complaint against WhatsApp is being made at a time when the government has already begun to investigate the messaging service due to an increase in the number of spam calls from abroad.