11 Android Permissions, Ranked: Keep, Change or Turn Off

Want to know which Android permissions you should actually turn off? Discover how to audit your device settings to protect your personal data, manage sensitive app access like contacts and nearby devices, and stop apps from reading your text messages. You will learn the hidden security paths on Pixel and Samsung phones, how to review your permission manager effectively, and the definitive keep, change, or turn off verdicts for eleven overlooked settings so your phone stays private and secure. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:02 1. The Ones You Mostly Keep 2:32 2. The Ones to Narrow Down 5:00 3. The Quiet Alarm and the Text Messages 6:48 4. The Paper Trail 8:22 5. The Two That Change the Game 10:28 6. The Three to Change Today SOURCES 1. Android Developers: Manifest.permission reference (descriptions of READ_CONTACTS, READ_CALENDAR, READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_SMS, READ_CALL_LOG, NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, API levels). https://developer.android.com/referen... 2. Android Developers: Default handlers (Google Play restricts SMS and call log permissions to default handlers unless an exception applies). https://developer.android.com/guide/t... 3. Google Play Console Help: Use of SMS or Call Log permission groups. https://support.google.com/googleplay... 4. Android Developers: Bluetooth permissions (Android 12 Nearby devices group