Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G T-Mobile User Manual - Page 141

Permission manager, Controls and alerts

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Settings Permission manager Apps might access features of your device that you permit them to (like the camera, microphone, or location) when they are running in the background, not just when you are using the app. You can set your device to notify you when this happens. 1. From Settings, tap Privacy > Permission manager. 2. Tap a category, then tap an app to select which permissions you want to be notified about. NOTE When using an app or service for the first time that wants to access certain features of your device, a dialog box asks if you want to permit such access. Controls and alerts Control app access to the camera, microphone, and clipboard.. 1. From Settings, tap Privacy. 2. Under Controls and alerts tap the following options to enable or disable: • Camera access: Allow apps to use the camera if they have the appropriate permissions. • Microphone access: Allow apps to use the microphone if they have the appropriate permissions. • Alert when clipboard accessed: Get an alert when an app accesses content copied to the clipboard. 141

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Settings
Permission
manager
Apps might access
features of your device that you permit them to (like the camera,
microphone, or location) when they are running in the background, not just when you
are using the app. You
can set your device to notify you when this happens.
1.
From Settings, tap
Privacy
>
Permission manager
.
2.
Tap a category, then tap an app to select which permissions you want to be
notified about.
NOTE
When using an app or service for the first
time that wants to access
certain
features of your device, a dialog box asks if you want to permit
such access.
Controls and alerts
Control app access to the camera, microphone, and clipboard..
1.
From Settings, tap
Privacy
.
2.
Under
Controls and alerts
tap the following options
to enable or disable:
Camera access
: Allow apps to use the camera if they have the appropriate
permissions.
Microphone access
: Allow
apps to use the microphone if they have the
appropriate permissions.
Alert when clipboard accessed
: Get an alert when an app accesses content
copied to the clipboard.
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