Android 12 Tip: Here’s how to stop apps from accessing data

Google introduced a redesigned Android 12 operating system and a series of new privacy features at the Google I/O Conference, allowing you to better control the amount of personal information that can be accessed by applications on your phone.

Moreover, We will explain how to see exactly which applications have access to specific information about you, and how to remove any permissions that you are not satisfied with.

STEPS:

1. Open the Privacy Dashboard.

2. From the main page, you can navigate to different permissions to see which apps accessed that information in the last 24 hours. These include location, camera, microphone, and contacts.

3. Tap the permission you want to view. You’ll see a timeline of which apps accessed that information and when.

4. Tap Manage permission at the bottom of the screen. This will let you change what that app can access. (You can also do this directly from each app.)

You’ll also find the ability to turn on approximate location instead of precise location, so apps that don’t need to know exactly where you are (such as weather apps) won’t get that level of detail.

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