Android phone showing privacy dashboard placed on a laptop with backlit keyboard - Nwz/Shutterstock Whenever you install an app, it requests some permissions, such as access to the camera, microphone, ...

For years, permissions management has been an essential part of privacy optimization on Android. For over 10 years, Android has offered advanced control over which apps have access to which ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Apps and websites are always wanting more, aren’t they? More data, more privileges, more control. As a result, you’ll often get a flurry of permissions or cookie pop-ups whenever you open up an app or ...

Downloading apps in APK format or even from Google Play carries risks, including potential malware infections. For Android users, the threat of malicious software is a more frequent concern than it is ...

Android app permissions aren't as easy to identify as they once were, but that doesn't mean you have to be uninformed. When it comes to Android and privacy, we’re accustomed to seeing things move in a ...

If you've got Android, you know it shows you a list of permissions an app wants you to accept during installation -- and often, it seems like the app wants permission to do an awful lot of things. Pew ...

Google is bringing back the “Permissions” list on the Play Store just days after removing it. The company had rolled out the new Data Safety section as a replacement of sorts, but Android users didn’t ...

If you have an Android phone, some apps may request for certain permissions on your phone. Here are some permissions you should avoid allowing.