In today's digitally driven world, the proliferation of smartphones and high-speed internet has led to an explosion in online fraud. Cybercriminals are constantly coming up with creative ways to deceive users, so it's important to stay vigilant.
Therefore, protecting your digital privacy is just as important as monitoring your financial accounts. Considering that mobile phones are deeply integrated into sensitive parts of our personal lives, managing app permissions on devices is an important first step towards digital protection.
Fortunately, Android's robust permissions system allows users to control access to many aspects of their digital lives, including their camera, location, and microphone. Due to advances in technology, apps must send notifications and request these permissions individually in order to take advantage of features on your device.
Additionally, users can change permissions for a single app within their device settings, or have the flexibility to change permissions by permission type. Let's take a look at the available Android app permissions and how to manage them effectively.
Users can choose from the following options for location, camera, and microphone permissions:
Allow only while using the app: This permission allows the app to access your location, camera, and microphone only while you are actively using the app. When you exit the app, access to these features is revoked.
Ask every time: This option will ask you to allow access to your location, camera, and microphone every time you open the app. This permission is temporary and lasts only while you use the app.
Don't allow: Select this option to completely prevent the app from accessing your location, camera, and microphone, even while you're using the app.
These options give users more control over their privacy and allow apps to access sensitive features only when explicitly allowed.
How to change app permissions
– Open the Settings application on your Android smartphone.
–[アプリ]and select the app you want to change permissions for.
– Then tap on the app and click on the “Permissions” option.
– You will see a list of permission types such as Camera, Contacts, Location, Microphone, etc.
– Tap on the permission you want to manage and several options will appear.
– Select from “Allow while using an app,” “Do not allow,” or “Ask me every time for a specific app.”
How to change permissions based on app type
– Open the Settings app on your smartphone.
–[セキュリティとプライバシー]or[プライバシー](depending on your device).
–[権限マネージャー]or[アプリの権限]Tap to be redirected to a list of permission types.
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– Select the type of permissions you want to manage (camera, location, microphone).
– Tap an app to see its current permission settings, then select Allow while using the app, Never allow, or Ask every time.
First published: May 6, 2024, 08:00 IST