privacy is a myth in our modern world where your smartphone is connected to your social media, bank accounts, and personal lives. It is important to keep a check on what access controls or permissions you have gives to some apps or services. Thankfully the new Android 12 update gives users the ability to block camera ad microphone access quickly using toggles. This can help in many unforeseen circumstances, and here is how you can use it.
After a shorter and unexpected break between the first Android 12 beta and beta – 2 is now available and ready to download. Google announced that Android 12 is the most significant change in UI in Android history. Compared to Android 11, the Android 12 provides more features and better safety. Google announced in the I/O 2021 that their primary focus is on data safety and security. We know about the significant features such as big lock screen, UI interface, more power to Google Assitance, and many more.
Moreover, the most significant change and redesign the features in quick settings in Android 12. Android 12 provides a privacy dashboard that will show the user what permissions are used by apps on a single screen. It will give a clear indication when an app is using a camera and microphone on the top right corner so that you get notified to check whether to grant the permission or not. Furthermore, if you want to be more secure, no app should be able to use a microphone and camera. Google provides two dedicated toggles to manage camera and microphone access permissions, and it will be available in Android 12 public update.
Block Camera and Microphone Access Quickly Using Android 12 Toggles
As we know, many apps are asking for permission to access that they may not require, and we don’t usually check what permission we give to the app at the time of initial setup. Some of the apps are constantly monitoring us and sending sensitive data to their offshore server. It may have a security risk for us, but not anymore. Google is continuously working on Android 12 to be the most secure OS in the world.
