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iMore - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog - Thursday, January 6, 2022
at 2:09 PM

Here's how to check what data your apps are accessing on your iPhone

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d/image/2020/07/ipados-14-privacy-hero.jpeg> Source: Joseph Keller / iMore

Anyone that follows Apple closely will know that the company takes a
pro-privacy stance and has made changes to both its hardware and software in
recent years to make its products safer and more secure for users. It can't
control the practices of third parties, though, and the apps on your phone
might not share the same care and attention for your information.

With App Privacy Reports, launched in iOS 15.2
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Apple is at least allowing you to see exactly how often the apps on your
iPhone and iPad are accessing your data and what domains they connect to.
The feature is off by default, but it's worth turning it on for the best
iPhone
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privacy possible.

What is Apple's iPhone and iPad App Privacy Report?

Your phone has a lot of data on it and various apps need access to that
data, or to connect to data gathering and sharing services, in order to
work. What App Privacy Report gives you is more visibility into the ways
apps are using the privacy permissions you've granted them as well as their
network activity. Here's how Apple puts it:

With iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, you can turn on App Privacy Report to see
details about how often apps access your data-like your location, camera,
microphone, and more. You can also see information about each app's network
activity and website network activity, as well as the web domains that all
apps contact most frequently.

The idea is that you get a more complete picture of how the apps you are
using are treating your data. If an app seems to be accessing your data
unexpectedly, or collecting it at a time that doesn't seem right, you can
update your privacy settings, revoke access, or choose to use an alternative
app.

How to turn on App Privacy Report on iPhone and iPad

Before you can turn on App Privacy Report, you'll need to ensure your iPhone
or iPad is running iOS 15.2 or iPadOS 15.2, respectively. If that's not the
case, here's how to download and update iOS
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1.	Open Settings.
2.	Scroll down and tap Privacy.

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Source: iMore

3.	Scroll down and tap App Privacy Report.
4.	Tap Turn On App Privacy Report.

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Source: iMore

That's it, App Privacy Report is now turned on for this device. It will take
a little while for any data to show as you go about your normal life using
the apps on your phone. Return to this page later to view your App Privacy
Report.

How to turn off App Privacy Report on iPhone and iPad

Decided you no longer want App Privacy Report to gather information for you?
Well, you can turn it off just as easily as you turned it on. Follow these
steps.

1.	Open Settings.
2.	Scroll down and tap Privacy.
3.	Scroll down and tap App Privacy Report.

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Source: iMore

4.	Scroll down and tap Turn Off App Privacy Report. 
5.	Tap OK to confirm.

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Source: iMore

Any existing app activity information gets deleted and the recording of app
activity also stops. You can turn on App Privacy Report again at any time.

Information is power

Now that you know how to turn on App Privacy Report on your iPhone and iPad,
you can check back and see each of your apps' data access and network
activity. Coupled with Apple's Privacy Nutrition Labels
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decisions about which apps you want to use.

If your App Privacy Report throws up some surprises, Apple recommends
checking the app's privacy policy, reading its App Store page fully, or
contacting the developer for more information.

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     David Goldfield 

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