Protect your phone
Control access to your camera and microphone
Your phone allows apps and services to access your camera and
microphone.
To block access to your camera or microphone for all apps and services,
swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Security & privacy
> Privacy > Privacy controls, and then tap the switch next to Camera
access or Microphone access to turn it o.
Tip: To know which app is using your camera or microphone and block
the app from using it, see Privacy notifications. To control the camera or
microphone access for an individual app, see Permission manager.
Note: If Microphone access is turned o, microphone data may still be
shared when you call an emergency number.
Show clipboard access
Your phone shows a message when apps access text, images, or other
content you've copied. To turn this o, swipe up from the home screen
and tap Settings > Security & privacy > Privacy > Privacy controls >
Show clipboard access.
Show passwords
Your phone briefly shows password characters as you type. To turn this
o, swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Security &
privacy > Privacy > Privacy controls > Show passwords.
Location Settings
You can manage your location permissions and see which apps recently
used your phone's location. Location may use sources, like GPS, Wi-Fi,
mobile networks, and sensors.
Find it: Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Security &
privacy > Privacy > Privacy controls > Location Settings
» To block access to your phone's location for all apps and services, tap
the switch next to Use location to turn it o.
» To see all apps that recently used your phone's location, tap See all.
» To choose which apps can access location, tap App location
permissions, then select an app and tap Allow all the time, Allow only
while using the app, Ask every time, or Don’t allow.
Tip: To share only your approximate location to an individual app, tap
the switch next to Use precise location to turn it o.
» To choose which services can access your location, tap Location
services, then select a service and tap the switch to turn it on or o.
Notifications on lock screen
Your phone shows notifications even when it’s locked.
To choose which notifications show, swipe up from the home screen and
tap Settings > Security & privacy > More privacy settings >
Notifications on lock screen. Tap Show all notification content, Show
sensitive content only when unlocked, or Don't show notifications at all.
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