How to check which apps access the camera and microphone for our iPhone or iPad

An app on our iPhone or iPad is requesting permission to work. Some request access to photos, some request permission for our health data, others request access to the camera and / or microphone. Remember which apps have access important information on our devices is very important.

How to check which apps access the microphone

The microphone for our iPhone or iPad allows apps to record audio for different purposes. It appears that the video call app needs access to the microphone to do its job, however, it is clear that the meteorology application is also requesting access. As with security-related issues, general understanding is a great way to work when deciding which apps we want to access on our microphone and which apps don't. To review this access, the steps are as follows:

1. We open the app Justification on our iPhone or iPad.
2. We're in Privacy.
3. We touch Microphone.
4. We enable or run applications that we consider.

Let's remember that only applications that have requested permission, whether we have provided it or not, will appear in this list. Apps, for example, which you have recently installed and have not opened will appear in the list only when they are opened and after showing the dialog box.

How to check which apps access the camera

Like a microphone, a photography app will obviously need this access. However, banking or supermarket applications, most of us offer to scan the product barcode knowing their price, they raise doubts about this need. The steps for updating the list of accessibility applications are very similar to the previous ones.

1. We open the app Justification on our iPhone or iPad.
2. We're in Privacy.
3. We touch Camera.
4. We enable or run applications that we consider.

Again only applications that have already requested permission will appear another time.

It should be remembered that, as long as we grant access, the app can access both our microphone and camera without showing any indication of this access. What we can be sure is the app you will not have access to the camera or microphone if it is not open. If you access this function while the app is in the background, the system shows them right to us in the top bar of your iPhone or iPad.

Without a doubt, remembering which apps have access to important information like the one provided by our microphone and cameras is very important. As we've mentioned in other articles, the best way to take care of our privacy is to not expose yourself in the first place.