How to turn off camera and microphone access in one tap from all apps

 android: Android 12 guide: How to turn off camera and microphone access in one tap from all apps 

Google, with Android 12, is focusing mainly on improving the data privacy and security of users. The latest Android operating system offers an extensive set of options that allows users to take control of app permissions, manage location accuracy, and enhance the overall security of the device.

While the app-permissions feature allows users to turn off accesses from a particular app, including camera and microphone access manually, but it has to be done manually for every app that's installed on the device.

To make this process simpler, Google has added a new camera and microphone access toggle in the 'Quick Settings' menu, which allows users to revoke the camera and microphone access from all the apps at once, including the first-party apps like Phone and Camera app.

But, the question here is where to find these two options and how to enable it? Well, all you need to do is follow our step-by-step guide:

Do note that the feature is a part of Android 12 operating system, so make sure that your smartphone is updated.

Steps to enable the Camera and Microphone access quick toggle

1.

Swipe down from the top of the screen twice to open the Quick Access settings

2.

Now, tap on the three dots at the top right corner and choose 'Edit buttons'

3.

Here, look for the options ? 'Microphone access and Camera access' and drag them to the quick toggle menu (one-by-one)

4.

Close the Quick toggle menu

Steps to revoke camera and mic access from all the apps at once

To do this, simply open the Quick toggle settings page and tap on the Camera access and Microphone access toggles, to turn off the access from the apps. To enable it again, repeat the above process.

( Details and picture courtesy GN, the content is auto-generated from news agency feed.)

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