How to control access to information in apps on iPad

You can control access to information in apps on iPad, review which apps can use Contacts, Photos, and Calendar, and see how they use it.

By Tom Griffin - Executive Editor
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On iPad, you control whether third-party apps have access to information in Contacts, Photos, Calendar, and other apps. The first time an app wants information from another app, it has to ask you and explain why, and you can change access later. You can also review how apps use the permissions you grant them.

Review or change access to information in apps

An app that wants to use information from another app for the first time sends you a request with an explanation. A messaging app might ask for your contacts, for instance, to find friends using the same app. After you grant or deny access, you’re free to change it later.

  1. Open Settings and then tap Privacy & Security.
  2. Tap a category of information, such as Calendars, Reminders, or Motion & Fitness.

The list shows the apps that requested access. You can turn access on or off for any app on the list.

Review how apps are using the permissions you grant them

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security, then tap App Privacy Report.

The App Privacy Report shows how apps are using the permissions you granted them, along with their network activity.

To turn off the report and delete its data, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report, then tap Turn Off App Privacy Report. You can return to this Settings screen to turn the report on again.

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Tom Griffin is the editor-in-chief at GeeksChalk where he oversees all of site’s evergreen content to ensure it’s up to date with the latest information. Hailing from London in the UK, he has over seven years of experience in the tech journalism space and holds a degree in English Literature. In his spare time, Tom can found checking out the latest video games, immersing himself in his favorite sporting pastime of football, and petting every dog he comes across in the outside world.
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