Step 1. To access app permissions on your Android M phone or tablet open your phone's Settings menu (look for an icon on the home screen, in the drop-down notification bar or in the app tray), then choose Apps.
Step 2. Select the gear icon at the top right of the Apps menu. In the next screen choose App permissions.
Step 3. You'll find permissions are grouped into type, for example Body Sensors, Calendar, Camera, Contacts, Location, Microphone, SMS and Storage. Select any of these permission types to see which apps installed on your phone have access to that data.
Step 4. If anything in this list seems unusual to you, or you'd rather not grant that permission to that app, simply slide the toggle to disable the permission for that app. You can always change the setting later if needs be.Step 1. To access app permissions on your Android M phone or tablet open your phone's Settings menu (look for an icon on the home screen, in the drop-down notification bar or in the app tray), then choose Apps.
Step 2. Select the gear icon at the top right of the Apps menu. In the next screen choose App permissions.
Step 3. You'll find permissions are grouped into type, for example Body Sensors, Calendar, Camera, Contacts, Location, Microphone, SMS and Storage. Select any of these permission types to see which apps installed on your phone have access to that data.
Step 4. If anything in this list seems unusual to you, or you'd rather not grant that permission to that app, simply slide the toggle to disable the permission for that app. You can always change the setting later if needs be.
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