Change app permissions on your Android telephone

You lot tin allow some apps to employ diverse features on your phone, such every bit your photographic camera or contacts list. An app will send a notification to ask for permission to use features on your telephone, which you tinLet orDeny. You tin likewise change permissions for a single app or by permission type in your phone's Settings.

Change app permissions

  1. On your phone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to modify. If you can't find it, tap See all apps. And then, choose your app.
  4. Tap Permissions.
    • If you allowed or denied any permissions for the app, y'all'll find them here.
  5. To change a permission setting, tap information technology, then choose Allow or Don't permit.

For location, camera, and microphone permissions, you may be able to choose:

  • All the fourth dimension (Location merely): The app tin can employ the permission at any time, even when y'all're non using the app.
  • Allow only while using the app: The app can utilise the permission simply when y'all're using that app.
  • Enquire every time: Every fourth dimension you open the app, it'll ask to use the permission. It can apply the permission until you're done with the app.
  • Don't permit: The app cannot use the setting, even when you're using the app.

Change permissions based on their type

You can bank check which apps have the same permission setting. For example, you tin check which apps have permission to view your calendar.

  1. On your phone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy And thenPermission managing director.
  3. Tap a permission blazon.
    • If you allowed or denied permission to whatsoever apps, you'll find them here.
  4. To modify an app's permission, tap the app, then choose your permission settings.

Types of permissions

Beneath is a list of permissions and what they practice when turned on for an app.

  • Body sensors: Get sensor info about your vital signs.
  • Agenda: Use your default calendar.
  • Call logs: Access and alter your call history.
  • Camera: Utilize your camera to take pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Admission your contacts listing.
  • Location: Gets your device'due south location. Acquire well-nigh location settings.
  • Microphone: Record audio.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps tin discover and connect to nearby devices. Learn how to find and ready nearby devices.
  • Telephone: Brand and manage phone calls.
  • Physical activity: Get info about your activity similar walking, biking, step count, and more than.
  • SMS: Access incoming and send outgoing text messages.
  • Storage: Become photos and other files on your telephone.
  • Files and media: Utilise photos, media, and other files on your telephone.

Automatically remove permissions for unused apps

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to change.
    • If you tin can't discover information technology, tap Meet all apps. Then, cull your app.
  4. Under "Unused app settings," turn on Pause app activity if unused.

Disable camera or microphone access on your device

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy.
  3. Turn off Camera access or Microphone access.

Related resource

  • Download apps to your Android device

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