Change app permissions on your Android phone

You can allow some apps to apply various features on your phone, such as your camera or contacts listing. An app will send a notification to ask for permission to use features on your phone, which you tinPermit orDeny. You can likewise modify permissions for a single app or by permission blazon in your phone's 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 discover it, tap See all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Tap Permissions.
    • If you allowed or denied any permissions for the app, you'll find them here.
  5. To change a permission setting, tap it, and then choose Allow or Don't permit.

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

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

Modify permissions based on their type

You tin check which apps accept the aforementioned permission setting. For instance, you can bank check which apps have permission to view your agenda.

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy And thenPermission managing director.
  3. Tap a permission type.
    • If y'all allowed or denied permission to any apps, you'll find them here.
  4. To change an app'due south permission, tap the app, so choose your permission settings.

Types of permissions

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

  • Body sensors: Become sensor info about your vital signs.
  • Agenda: Utilize your default calendar.
  • Call logs: Access and change your call history.
  • Camera: Utilise your camera to take pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Access your contacts list.
  • Location: Gets your device's location. Larn near location settings.
  • Microphone: Tape audio.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps can discover and connect to nearby devices. Learn how Nearby works.
  • Phone: Brand and manage phone calls.
  • Physical action: Go info about your activity similar walking, biking, footstep count, and more.
  • SMS: Access incoming and send outgoing text messages.
  • Storage: Get photos and other files on your phone.
  • Files and media: Utilize 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 want to change.
    • If you can't detect it, tap Meet all apps. Then, choose your app.
  4. Nether "Unused apps," plough on Remove permissions and free upwards space.

Disable photographic camera or microphone access on your device

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

Related resources

  • Download apps to your Android device

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