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Can You Control Specific Permissions on Android?

Author: Cameron Summerson / Source: howtogeek.com

As a basic privacy concern, what permissions your phone’s apps have is a pretty important one. More recent versions of Android (6.x and up) let you control what your apps can access. Here’s how it works.

Back in the old days—we’re talking Android Lollipop (5.

x) and below here—you basically had two choices when it came to Android permissions: accept all permissions an app requested, or don’t use the app. It was that simple. Regardless of whether or not there was a good reason for an app needing access to a specific permission, it wasn’t something you had much control over.

But starting with Android Marshmallow (6.x), that changed. Google implemented a way to control permissions on a per-app basis. That means if you see something you’re not totally comfortable with—like a weather app wanting access to your call log, for example—you can simply disallow that particular permission and continue using the app.

How to Control Permissions on Android

There are two ways to control permissions on Android. You can view a list of permissions, and then see all the apps that have been granted that permission. Or, you can view all the permissions granted to a particular app.

How to View All Apps Granted a Particular Permission

Pull down the notification shade, and then tap the Settings cog. In the Settings menu, tap the “Apps & Notifications” setting.

If your phone is running Android Nougat (7.x) or Marshmallow (6.x), tap the cog icon in the upper right corner, and then choose the “App Permissions” option.

If your phone is running Oreo (8.x)…

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