Protect your phone
Apps from the Internet
You can get apps from other online app stores using your browser.
Tip: When installing an app, make sure you read the alerts that tell you what information the app will
access. If you don’t want the app to access this information, cancel the installation, or set strong
privacy permissions: swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Security & privacy.
To let your phone install apps that are not on Google Play, swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Apps > Special app access, then tap Install unknown apps and choose which apps are
allowed to install them.
Choose carefully
Here are a few tips:
» To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses, use apps from trusted sites, like Play Store.
» Check the app’s ratings and comments before installing. If you doubt the safety of an app, don’t
install it.
» Apps use up memory, data, battery, and processing power—some more than others. If you’re not
happy with how much memory, data, battery or processing power an app is using, uninstall it.
» Monitor children’s access, to prevent exposure to inappropriate content, and set limits on phone
use, swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
» Certain apps may not provide completely accurate information. Take care, especially when it comes
to personal health.
Set app permissions
You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app.
To modify permissions for an app, touch and hold an app, then tap
App info > Permissions. Tap a
feature (such as microphone), then tap Allow, Allow all the time, Allow only while using the app,
Ask every time, or Don’t allow.
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