Google Acknowledges Android Bug That Incorrectly Showed WhatsApp Accessing Microphone, Issues Simple Fix
Back in May, WhatsApp was found exercising microphone access in the background on some Android devices. Twitter engineer Foad Dabiri had alleged that the instant messaging service had accessed the microphone on his Google Pixel device for prolonged periods. WhatsApp at the time had posted a tweet on the issue and claimed it was an Android bug that mis-attributed information in its Privacy Dashboard. Now, Google has acknowledged the Android bug and provided a simple fix.Google's Android Developers Twitter account posted…