Change app permissions on your Android phone

Yous can allow some apps to use various features on your telephone, such as your camera or contacts listing. An app will send a notification to ask for permission to use features on your telephone, which yous tin canAllow orDeny. You can as well change permissions for a single app or by permission type in your phone'due south Settings.

Alter app permissions

  1. On your telephone, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to change. If you tin't find information technology, tap See all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Tap Permissions.
    • If you immune or denied whatever permissions for the app, y'all'll observe them here.
  5. To alter a permission setting, tap it, then cull Allow or Don't permit.

For location, camera, and microphone permissions, y'all may exist able to choose:

  • All the time (Location only): The app tin can apply the permission at whatever time, even when you're not using the app.
  • Let but while using the app: The app tin apply the permission simply when you're using that app.
  • Inquire every time: Every time yous open the app, it'll enquire to use the permission. It can use the permission until y'all're done with the app.
  • Don't let: The app cannot utilize the setting, even when yous're using the app.

Change permissions based on their blazon

You tin cheque which apps accept the same permission setting. For example, you can cheque which apps take permission to view your calendar.

  1. On your phone, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy And thenPermission managing director.
  3. Tap a permission type.
    • If you lot immune or denied permission to whatsoever apps, yous'll find them here.
  4. To alter an app's permission, tap the app, so choose your permission settings.

Types of permissions

Below is a list of permissions and what they exercise when turned on for an app.

  • Body sensors: Get sensor info near your vital signs.
  • Calendar: Use your default calendar.
  • Call logs: Access and change your call history.
  • Camera: Use your camera to accept pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Admission your contacts list.
  • Location: Gets your device's location. Acquire about location settings.
  • Microphone: Record audio.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps tin discover and connect to nearby devices. Learn how to discover and set up nearby devices.
  • Phone: Make and manage phone calls.
  • Physical activity: Go info about your activity like 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: Use photos, media, and other files on your telephone.

Automatically remove permissions for unused apps

  1. On your phone, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app y'all desire to change.
    • If you can't find it, tap See all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Under "Unused apps," plow on Remove permissions and free up space.

Disable camera or microphone access on your device

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

Related resources

  • Download apps to your Android device

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