iOS 17: How to Check and Manage Camera Permissions
Checking your camera permissions on iOS 17 is a breeze. All you need to do is navigate to your settings, select the app you’re curious …
Permissions
How-to guides and tutorials about topics related to permissions that you might need to give to different apps on your phone or computer.
How to Turn Off Frequent Location Tracking on iPhone
You can disable Frequent Locations or Significant Locations on your iPhone by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services> System Services > …
How to Enable Location on an iPhone 14
You can activate the Location Services on your iPhone 14 by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > then taping the …
How to Change Local Network Access iPhone Settings
You might have seen a notification about one of your iPhone apps requesting local network access and wondered what it was. Some of the features …
How to Turn Off Find My iPhone
The Find My iPhone feature on your Apple iPhone is useful if you ever lose your device. But you may not like the tracing elements …
How to Find Out Which iPhone Apps Have Access to Photos
You can check iPhone Photos permissions by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos and viewing the information there. Many of the apps …
How to Allow Chrome to Use Camera iPhone Guide
Occasionally a website that you are visiting might need to use your camera for something. Some of the legitimate reasons I have encountered are pharmacies …
Can Websites Access Your iPhone Camera?
In today’s world where most mobile devices have a camera on them, there are a lot of good reasons why a website might want to …
How to Only Allow Apps from the Microsoft Store in Windows 10
One of the more dangerous things you can do on your computer is to install an app from an unknown place. Unknown apps could have …
How to Check Extension Permissions in iPhone Maps
When you are using the Apple Maps app on your iPhone to find something, it may be a restaurant or point of interest. Or, perhaps …
How to Change Camera Permissions for Apps in Windows 10
Many of the apps and websites that you visit might want to send you notifications or gain access to your contacts. Often these requests are …
How to Block Camera Permission Requests in Firefox
Certain websites that you visit online will want to have access to some of the components on your computer. This might include your location or …
How to Make Firefox Always Block Location Requests
A lot of websites you visit will want to use your location. They might do this to show you the most relevant information or to …
How to Enable or Disable Microphone Access for the Spotify iPhone App
Voice search is becoming increasingly popular across devices and apps, as it provides a convenient way to search for something, or get information, without needing …
How to Remove Access to Contacts for an App on My iPhone 7
The interaction between certain apps on your iPhone makes it more convenient for you to perform certain actions. For example, your banking app might have …
How to Turn Off Camera and Microphone Access in Safari on an iPhone 7
The apps on your iPhone generally exist separately from one another. If an app needs another app to function, such as a social media picture-sharing …
How to Remove Worksheet Permissions in Google Sheets
Have you ever opened a spreadsheet to find that a collaborator has made a bunch of changes, such as merging a bunch of cells? Adding …
How to Allow iBooks to Access Online Content on an iPhone 7
Have you ever been reading an ebook in the iBooks app on your iPhone, and it linked to something else online? If you were unable …
How to Disable Contact Access for an App in iOS 10
Some of the apps that you have installed on your iPhone can function a lot better if they have access to some of the information …
How to Get Out of Guided Access on an iPhone
The Guided Access feature is a great way to control the apps that someone can use on your phone. This feature is especially useful if …
How to Revoke App Access to Photos on an iPhone 5
The app ecosystem on your iPhone makes it easy for you to have coexisting apps from both Apple and third-party developers. But in order for …
How to Allow Pop Ups in Firefox – Windows 7
Pop ups can actually be an important part of a website’s content, despite the almost entirely negative connotation that the term has developed over the …
How to See Which Apps on Your iPhone 6 Have Microphone Access
The third-party apps that you have installed on your iPhone 6 are often able to access certain features of your device. Some will want access …
How to Delete a Fingerprint from the iPhone 6 Plus
Beginning with the iPhone 5S, iPhone devices include a feature that allows you to unlock the device by simply placing your finger on the Touch …
How to Restrict Editing in Word 2013
After you create a document and need to share it with people at work or school, you may find that people make changes to this …
How to Tag Photos With Location on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 has the ability to track your location (which can affect battery life), and to share that information with the various apps that …