Kill dangerous apps! iPhone has this hidden feature

iPhone spying on you? Feel violated? Yes, we all find it extremely unsettling to think that someone may be watching us through our webcam or listening to our conversation without our knowledge. Yet, we find that that is exactly what is happening. This happens because several in-built and third-party apps request access to our camera, microphone, photos, location, and more. Unwittingly, we say 'yes' most of the time. For instance, when using a social media app, it may ask us to grant access to our camera in order to take and upload pictures within the app. Similarly, WhatsApp asks for Microphone access to make calls or let us send voice messages.

However, in this era of online scams and privacy breaches, it is difficult to know which app is using our data to spy on us! The problem may not just be with the apps, it may well be a bug in the OS too!

Thankfully, iPhone users may not be all that helpless. They have this feature to keep spying apps away! But first, you will have to review which apps have requested access to crucial hardware features. You can do this courtesy Apple App Privacy Report. What does it do? Have a look.

About Apple App Privacy Report

iPhone users having version iOS 15. 2 and above can make the best use of this privacy feature. With App Privacy Report, you gain a peek into the frequency of data access by apps, such as your location, camera, microphone, and other information. Additionally, you can review details regarding an app's network activity, website activity, and the most frequently contacted web domains across all apps. This helps you understand how the apps handle your data.

Note that once you activate the App Privacy Report, it will start collecting information after that. Hence, it may take some time for the details to become available. As you continue using apps on your device, you will gradually observe more information being populated in the report.