Change app permissions on your Android phone

You tin can let some apps to apply various features on your phone, such as your camera or contacts list. An app will send a notification to ask for permission to use features on your phone, which you lot canAllow orDeny. You can likewise modify permissions for a single app or by permission blazon in your telephone's Settings.

Change app permissions

  1. On your phone, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you lot want to change. If you can't detect it, tap See all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Tap Permissions.
    • If y'all immune or denied whatever permissions for the app, you'll find them here.
  5. To modify a permission setting, tap it, so choose Allow or Don't allow.

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

  • All the time (Location simply): The app can use the permission at whatsoever time, even when y'all're not using the app.
  • Allow but while using the app: The app tin employ the permission only when you're using that app.
  • Ask every time: Every time you open the app, it'll enquire to employ the permission. It can utilize the permission until you're done with the app.
  • Don't allow: The app cannot use the setting, even when you lot're using the app.

Change permissions based on their type

You can check which apps take the aforementioned permission setting. For example, yous tin can check which apps accept permission to view your calendar.

  1. On your phone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy And thenPermission manager.
  3. Tap a permission type.
    • If you immune or denied permission to any apps, you'll discover them hither.
  4. To alter an app's permission, tap the app, and so choose your permission settings.

Types of permissions

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

  • Body sensors: Get sensor info well-nigh your vital signs.
  • Agenda: Apply your default agenda.
  • Call logs: Admission and change your call history.
  • Camera: Use your camera to take pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Access your contacts listing.
  • Location: Gets your device'south location. Learn about location settings.
  • Microphone: Record sound.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps can discover and connect to nearby devices. Learn how Nearby works.
  • Telephone: Brand and manage telephone calls.
  • Physical activeness: Get info well-nigh your activeness similar walking, biking, step count, and more.
  • SMS: Admission incoming and transport outgoing text messages.
  • Storage: Become photos and other files on your phone.
  • Files and media: Apply photos, media, and other files on your telephone.

Automatically remove permissions for unused apps

  1. On your phone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to change.
    • If you can't find it, tap Come across all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Nether "Unused apps," turn on Remove permissions and free upward space.

Disable camera or microphone access on your device

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

Related resources

  • Download apps to your Android device

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