element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Microphone is in use all the time, even when the app is closed and the system's permission doesn't allow it

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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open the app.
2. Close the app.
3. See in the device's notification, the system shows **Microphone in use** notification from Element app all the time and can't be cleared from the notification area, as shown in the screen recording below:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c6dd9ab9-44cc-455e-888f-97612a34062a

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
The app respects the system's setting and doesn't use microphone all the time.

#### What happened instead?
The microphone is in use all the time, according to the system's notification.

This issue could be related to issue #3035.

### Your phone model

Samsung Galaxy A25

### Operating system version

Android 14

### Application version and app store

1.6.24 [40106242] (G-de6b7c53) from Play Store

### Homeserver

matrix.org

### Will you send logs?

No

### Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

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