Change app permissions on your Android telephone

You tin allow some apps to use diverse features on your telephone, such as your photographic camera or contacts list. An app volition send a notification to inquire for permission to apply features on your telephone, which you canAllow orDeny. You tin can also modify permissions for a unmarried app or by permission type in your telephone's Settings.

Alter app permissions

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app you lot want to alter. If you lot can't observe 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, then choose Let or Don't permit.

For location, camera, and microphone permissions, yous may be able to cull:

  • All the time (Location only): The app can use the permission at any time, even when you're non using the app.
  • Allow only while using the app: The app tin can use the permission only when you're using that app.
  • Ask every time: Every time y'all open the app, it'll ask to use the permission. Information technology tin can use the permission until you're done with the app.
  • Don't allow: The app cannot use the setting, fifty-fifty when you're using the app.

Change permissions based on their blazon

You can cheque which apps take the aforementioned permission setting. For example, y'all can bank check which apps have permission to view your agenda.

  1. On your telephone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Privacy And thenPermission manager.
  3. Tap a permission type.
    • If y'all allowed or denied permission to whatever apps, you'll discover them hither.
  4. To change an app'south 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 nearly your vital signs.
  • Calendar: Use your default calendar.
  • Phone call logs: Admission and change your call history.
  • Camera: Use your camera to accept pictures or videos.
  • Contacts: Access your contacts list.
  • Location: Gets your device's location. Learn virtually location settings.
  • Microphone: Record audio.
  • Nearby Bluetooth devices: Apps can find and connect to nearby devices. Learn how Nearby works.
  • Phone: Make and manage phone calls.
  • Concrete activity: Get info about your activity like walking, biking, step count, and more than.
  • SMS: Access incoming and transport approachable text letters.
  • 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 phone, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app yous want to change.
    • If yous tin't find it, tap See all apps. So, choose your app.
  4. Under "Unused apps," turn on Remove permissions and free up infinite.

Disable camera or microphone admission 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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