Mobile App Permissions
Apps routinely request access to your location, camera, microphone, and contacts — even when those permissions have nothing to do with what the app actually does. A torch app does not need your location. A game does not need your contacts.
Reviewing your app permissions takes twenty minutes and is one of the most meaningful privacy improvements you can make on your phone.
Review and reduce app permissions
Check which apps have access to your location, camera, microphone, and contacts — and remove permissions that are not needed. Most apps request far more access than they need to function.
iPhone & AndroidOnly install apps from official stores
Apps from outside the Apple App Store or Google Play bypass security checks entirely. Limiting where you install from is the simplest way to avoid malicious apps requesting dangerous permissions.
iPhone & AndroidWhere to find permissions on your phone
iPhone
Settings → Privacy & Security → review each category
🤖 Android
Settings → Privacy → Permission Manager → review each category
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