How to Manage Privacy on Per-App Basis on iPhone

Jan. 21, 2022

For the past few years, “Privacy” has probably got more attention in iOS than anything else. While features like the ability todisable apps tracking, get the detailed App Privacy Report, the option tomanage the local network, and evenprevent apps from having access to the precise locationare turning out to be a nightmare for the ad industry, they have won quite a lot of privacy-conscious people. If you are someone who gives high priority to the privacy of your personal information, you would like to manage privacy per-app basis on your iPhone and iPad. If my guesswork is spot on, let me help you customize privacy settings to your heart’s liking.

Manage Privacy Settings Per-App Basis on Your iPhone and iPad

Both iOS and iPadOS offer a pretty straightforward way to tweak each privacy setting. Hence, it’s not a big deal to allow/disallow specific apps from having access to your personal information such as your location, contacts, photos, camera, microphone, and more.

Thanks to the newly introduced App Privacy Report, you can even find out how often an app has accessed your personal info. In a nutshell, nabbing the creepy apps, which say something on the face and do completely opposite on the back has become a painless exercise. That said, it’s time to get started with the quick steps.

1. Launch theSettings appon your iPhone or iPad.

2. Now, selectPrivacy.

3. Next, you should see a long list of privacy settings for:

Now, all you have to do to manage the per-app privacy setting is to dive into the particular category and then turn off/on the toggle next to a specific app depending on your needs. Yeah, it’s that straightforward.

That’s all there is to it! In an era where jaw-dropping hacking like the one thatstunned the iPhone 13 Pro with iOS 15has become the order of the day, enhanced security and privacy have become the need of the hour. So, it’s good to see Apple pushing the boundary and also kind of forcing the other tech titans to follow along. That said, do you have any questions or feedback? If yes, we would be glad to hear from you.

An old school bibliophile who turned a tech nerd out of obsession. When he is not digging into hacks and tracking down stories that are breaking the internet, you may find him reciting poems.