Fact · Voice privacy and security
Meta says it does not use your microphone unless you have given permission and are actively using a feature that requires the microphone.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“We don't use your microphone unless you've given us permission and are actively using a feature that requires the microphone.”
Improving Your Recommendations on Our Apps With AI at Meta, Meta, Meta Newsroom, 2025, Voice section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Meta makes this statement in the same announcement that describes using AI interactions to personalize ads. It also says an indicator light shows when the microphone is in use during voice use.
- What it does not show
- A company statement about its own product. It does not describe what the microphone captures outside a voice feature, and it is not an independent test.