Why do I see a “Screen Broadcast” / “Recording Icon” / “Red Dot” on the notification bar while testing on iOS devices?

When running an App Live test session, BrowserStack streams the device screen from a real iOS device directly to your browser. To stream the screen, BrowserStack uses the native iOS screen broadcast framework. This framework displays the “Screen Broadcast” or red dot indicator in the status bar when it is active.

NOTE:

The indicator does not mean that your test session is being recorded. Your test streams are secure, visible only to you, and handled according to our security and privacy standards. Read more about our security policies.