How To Know Which Apps Can Access Your Location On Android

 How To Know Which Apps Can Access Your Location On Android

It goes without saying that apps on Android can access a lot of permissions with your consent. When you open a new app on Android, it may ask you to grant permissions to access your location, so it's important to make sure it doesn't misuse it in order to maintain your privacy, because we find that some applications among its main purposes is to track your users and know their geographic location.

It's easy to know which apps can access your location on Android, but how? This is what we will learn in this article.

Starting with Android version 11, apps can access your location once, this means that even if you exit the app and come back to it, you won't be prompted for your location permissions again, and this may not not suitable for many privacy-conscious users. Of course, you can, through the settings of any app, revoke access to your location.

Find out which apps can pinpoint your location on Android

It's a good idea to follow these steps every now and then to check which apps can access your location, of course for privacy. The steps to follow differ depending on the type of device, but they are somewhat similar.

To get started, go to the "Settings" settings on your Android phone or tablet. Right after that, click on the Confidentiality section "Privacy" then, on the next page, click on the Permission Manager option "Permission Manager".

On some other devices, when entering the settings, click on the Applications section "Apps" then, on the next page, click on the Permissions option then repeat by clicking on the same option.