Why is there a glowing red light in my iPhone 5's front camera?

I never noticed it before but last night I was texting and I saw my front camera glowing red and its freaking me out! My boyfriend has the iPhone 5 too and his doesn't have that and I tried to look it up but there's nothing what do you guys think it could be? It glows pretty bright and blinks sometimes.

I wondered that to lol

I iz waching u

I'm guessing that is the proximity sensor which is supposed to be on when you make a call. This is either a software bug or a problem with the phone itself. I suggest you try wiping and restoring your phone. If this does not work, then take it to an Apple Store to get it repaired or replaced.

Its the… Government

Same mine does this but it is not working, very glitchy, so I'm taking it to the Apple Store as I've already wiped it and it doesn't work.

I just have a feeling I'm being watch sometimes when the red light comes on

I'm having the same problem and I'm scared it might be malware can you guys please tell me what's wrong

I don't know what the the light is I was charging my phone one day and noticed it I've asked my friends and they all said I was being watched by the government but I realized it only glows when it's night time and I'm charging my phone

My light is always on but more noticeable in the dark and I asked Siri 'do you spy' and it said 'I'm afraid I can't answer that' so I'm freaked out all my friends have the same problem with their iPhone 5s

My light is always on but more noticeable in the dark and I asked Siri 'do you spy' and it said 'I'm afraid I can't answer that' so I'm freaked out all my friends have the same problem with their iPhone 5s

I'm not sure. I have an IPhone SE and every once in awhile it glows this red color. It's not bright, it's dim. It's creepy…

I feel like I'm being watched. I'm really scared.

Hey well it's either the proximity sensor or there's moisture in your phone and it's wet.

It's either a f***ing Hacker or the government.

My phone only shines when I'm using it. Not when it's off/ sleeping. Maybe it's a hacker or something. Going to the APPLE store to see if they can help if they can't gonna ask for a refund. Wiping I may not help but try it. I'm really scared and if there's a hacker gonna get Apple to refund phone since this shouldn't happen.