Comment by snowwrestler

I hid the Camera app icon entirely and instead I get to the camera from the quick-access menu I get by swiping down from the top-right corner. (I think Apple calls this the Control Center.)

I did this so that using the Camera only takes one swipe (down) no matter what screen I'm on.

I just confirmed that the Control Center icon also lights up the green dot at first touch. However, incidental touches are probably more rare and unlikely in this menu.