Millions of iPhone owners warned not to check the security feature as soon as possible

IPHONE owners are urged to use a special tool to control what their apps can access.

Safety Check was introduced by Apple in iOS last year to prevent abusive partners.

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But the feature can be used by anyone interested in protecting their privacy and security.

With it, you can revoke a single app’s access to almost anything, e.g. B. things stored on your camera or on your iPhone.

That’s how it works.

How to Block App Permissions on iPhone

To block permissions from any app on your iPhone, first open the settings.

Scroll down to Privacy & Security.

Then find security check.

From here, tap on the bottom option Manage sharing and access.

You must use Face ID or your passcode to continue.

Beat those Skip button, then Keep goingand you should reach them App access Page.

You will get a list of third party apps with a small description of each.

To remove all permissions of an app, you can tick it.

Or you tap on the I icon and select specific permissions.

For example, Instagram has permission for location, microphone, camera, photos, contacts and local network.

You might not be comfortable with the mic and camera, but feel comfortable with the others, so feel free to tick those two.

Finally, tap Stop app access Button.

And if you want to go the extreme option, you can also remove all permissions.

Find below Select Stop All & Access.

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