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iPhone User Guide

Control what you share on iPhone

Apps ask for permission the first time they want to use something on your iPhone. You can control which apps can access your data, location, camera, and microphone, and manage safety protections. To change how much you want to share, go to the Settings app 👁 Image
, then tap Privacy & Security.

👁 The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.

Control which apps have access to information on your iPhone

You can let third-party apps use information in your iPhone apps—such as Contacts, Photos, and Calendar—to help you get things done more quickly. For example, a messaging app may request access to your contacts to find friends who are using the same app. You can turn access on or off for any individual app.

How to control access to information in iPhone apps

👁 The Location Services screen, with settings to share the location of your iPhone with apps.

Control which apps can use the location of your iPhone

When you give apps access to the location of your iPhone, those apps can help you get directions, receive assistance in an emergency, and more. For example, a ride-sharing app may request access to your location to pick you up. When an app is using Location Services, 👁 the Location Services icon
appears in the status bar.

How to control access to the location of your iPhone

👁 The Privacy & Security screen, with settings to control whether apps can use the camera, microphone, and other parts of your iPhone.

Control which apps have access to the camera and microphone on your iPhone

You can let apps use the camera and microphone to make it easier to upload content directly to those apps. For example, a social networking app may ask to use your camera so that you can take and post pictures to that app. Whenever an app uses the camera (including when the camera and microphone are used together), a green indicator appears.

How to control access to the camera and microphone

👁 The Tracking screen, with a setting to control whether apps can request to track you across websites or apps owned by other companies.

Control which apps can track you or your iPhone across websites or other apps

All apps are required to ask your permission before tracking you or your iPhone across websites or apps owned by other companies (for example, for advertising or to share your information with data brokers). After you grant or deny permission to an app, you can change permission later. You can also stop all apps from requesting permission.

How to control app tracking permissions

👁 An App Privacy Report listing information about apps for the category Data & Sensor Access, and information about apps for the category App Network Activity.

Review how apps are using the permissions you grant them

You can see how apps are using the permissions you’ve granted them, and their network activity, by reviewing an App Privacy Report.

How to view an App Privacy Report

To learn more about how Apple protects your information, go to the Privacy website. To learn how Apple designs security into the core of its platforms, see the Apple Platform Security Guide.

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