Change app permissions on your Android telephone

Yous can allow some apps to utilize various features on your phone, such as your photographic camera or contacts list. An app will transport a notification to ask for permission to use features on your telephone, which you canPermit orDeny. You can also change permissions for a single app or past permission type in your phone'south Settings.

Alter app permissions

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you want to change. If yous can't observe it, tap Run across all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Tap Permissions.
    • If yous allowed or denied any permissions for the app, you'll find them hither.
  5. To change a permission setting, tap information technology, so choose Allow or Don't allow.

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

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

Change permissions based on their type

You tin can cheque which apps have the aforementioned permission setting. For example, you can check which apps have 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 allowed or denied permission to any apps, you'll find them here.
  4. To change an app's permission, tap the app, 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 about your vital signs.
  • Calendar: Use your default calendar.
  • Telephone call logs: Access and change your call history.
  • Camera: Utilize your camera to take pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Access your contacts list.
  • Location: Gets your device's location. Learn about location settings.
  • Microphone: Record audio.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps can observe and connect to nearby devices. Larn how to notice and fix up nearby devices.
  • Telephone: Make and manage phone calls.
  • Concrete activity: Become info most your activity similar walking, biking, step count, and more.
  • SMS: Access incoming and transport outgoing text messages.
  • Storage: Get photos and other files on your telephone.
  • Files and media: Utilise photos, media, and other files on your phone.

Automatically remove permissions for unused apps

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you lot desire to modify.
    • If you lot tin can't find it, tap Encounter all apps. And then, choose your app.
  4. Under "Unused apps," turn on Remove permissions and gratis up space.

Disable photographic camera or microphone admission on your device

  1. On your phone, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy.
  3. Turn off Photographic camera access or Microphone access.

Related resources

  • Download apps to your Android device

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