There are many sensors on your smartphone, and two that pose some privacy concerns are the camera and microphone. You don’t want apps to open them without your knowledge. We show you how to see which apps have access.
It is important to regularly check app permissions. We’ve shown you how to see an indicator when an app has access to your camera or microphone, but now we̵
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First, access the Settings menu on your Android phone or tablet by swiping down from the top of the screen (once or twice, depending on your device manufacturer) to open the notification shade. From there, tap on the gear icon.
Then go to the “Privacy” section.
Select ‘Permission Management’.
The permissions manager lists all the different permissions that apps can access. The ones we are interested in are ‘Camera’ and ‘Microphone’. Tap either to continue.
Each app displays the apps in four sections: ‘Always allowed’, ‘Only while using’, ‘Ask every time’ and ‘Disabled’.
Tap one of the apps in the list to change these permissions.
Then simply select the new permission.
That’s all there is to it! Now you can do this for both the camera and microphone permissions. This is a great way to see all the apps that can access these sensors in one place.
