From health to banking, very sensitive data is stored in your smartphone and it is kept under the watch of companies as well as hackers. A research revealed that about 70 percent of the apps access your sensitive data, while 60 percent are those that ask for access to camera, location and microphone. In such a situation, it is very important to secure your data. Today we are going to tell you what settings you can make in Android phone for privacy.
Review notification access
As soon as the notification comes on your phone, it also appears on the smartwatch. Mirror notification option is available in Android, through which some apps can show notifications on other devices also. Now since notifications also include messages, emails, banking alerts and social media alerts, this can be quite sensitive information. Therefore, disable notification access of those apps which you do not use daily.
Delete advertising ID
Google assigns a unique advertising ID to every device, with the help of which ads are shown based on app activity. You can delete this ID by going to Android settings. It is not that after this you will not see ads, but it will be difficult for the advertiser to create a profile of your activity.
Turn off usage and diagnostic data
Android has the option to share usage and diagnostic data with Google. This data is used to improve Android stability and performance. It remains on by default in many devices. You can also turn it off by going to settings.
Keep an eye on app permissions
If you do not pay attention while giving permissions to apps, then you are making a big mistake. Actually, many apps take more permissions than required and then transfer your data to the developer. Therefore, give only those permissions to apps which are necessary for its functionality. You can also review the permissions by going to phone settings.
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