what is the orange dot on my iphone

The orange dot on your iPhone indicates that an app is using your iPhones microphone. This could be any third-party app or even when you're using the basic functions of your phone, such as making calls or using voice-to-text to dictate text. The orange dot appears in the top-right corner of your screen, right above your cellular bars. It is a privacy and security feature introduced in iOS 14 or later by Apple to show you when an app is using your microphone.