Google has made Android more secured with every of its new major release.
One of Android’s ways to keep your data safe is with app permissions, and with recent OS versions asking you to allow or deny an app access to device features like the camera or location in your device, the first time you install and run it so you have better control over your privacy.
With Android 11, Google added automatic permission resets for apps that haven’t been used for several months, the same way Samsung software can shut down unused apps so they do not run in the background unnecessarily.
While the automatic permission reset feature has been exclusive to devices running Android 11 so far, the feature will soon be available to your Samsung phone even if you’re not running Android 11.
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From December, if your Galaxy smartphone or tablet runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow or later and has access to Google apps and services, it will support automatic reset permissions for apps that are unused.
This feature will be enabled for any apps that support Android 11.
For older apps that haven’t been updated to support Android 11 but officially support only older OS versions, you should be able to enable this feature manually from the device settings.
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