- Open Settings, tap Apps, and select the app. If you do not see it, tap "See all apps" first.
- Tap Permissions. The ones you already allowed or denied are listed here.
- Tap a permission, then choose Allow or Don't allow. For location, camera and microphone you can also choose "Allow only while using the app" or "Ask every time." "All the time" is offered for location only.
- To pause apps you do not use, open the app's settings and turn on "Pause app activity if unused" under Unused app settings. On Pixel phones, some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up.
- To see which apps used a permission, open Settings, tap Security and Privacy or Privacy, then tap Privacy dashboard.
- Select a permission, such as camera or microphone, to see the apps that used it. Tap an app in the list to change its permission. The dashboard covers the last 7 days on Android 13 or 24 hours on Android 12.
- Android Help, Change app permissions on your Android phone
- Android Help, Manage permissions from the privacy dashboard
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