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App safety
Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may impact your
phone's performance—see
Apps from Google Play
Get music, movies, books, apps, games, and more.
Find it:
Play Store
Apps from the Internet
You can get apps from other online app stores using your browser.
Tip: When installing an app, make sure you read the alerts that tell you
what information the app will access. If you don't want the app to access
this information, cancel the installation, or set strong privacy permissions:
swipe up
>
To let your phone install apps that are not on Google Play, swipe up
Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access,
then tap Install unknown apps and choose which apps are allowed to
install them.
Choose carefully
Here are a few tips:
» To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses, use apps from trusted
sites, like
» Check the app's ratings and comments before installing. If you doubt
the safety of an app, don't install it.
» Apps use up memory, data, battery, and processing power—some more
than others. If you're not happy with how much memory, data, battery
or processing power an app is using, uninstall it.
» Monitor children's access to apps to help prevent exposure to
inappropriate content, and set limits on phone use: swipe up
Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
» Certain apps may not provide completely accurate information. Take
care, especially when it comes to personal health.
Set app permissions
You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app.
To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up
Apps & notifications > Advanced > Permission manager, then tap a
feature (such as microphone) to see which apps have permissions to use
it. Tap Allow or Deny to turn the permission on or off.
Take care of your apps
» Uninstall apps: To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the
app, then drag it to Uninstall.
To remove an app from the home screen, touch and hold the app, then
drag it to Remove. The app isn't removed from your phone, just the
home screen.
Choose
Settings > Privacy.
Play Store.
Protect your phone
carefully.
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Settings >
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