{"id":162454,"date":"2021-01-25T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-see-which-iphone-apps-can-access-your-contacts\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:00:03","slug":"how-to-see-which-iphone-apps-can-access-your-contacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-see-which-iphone-apps-can-access-your-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to See Which iPhone Apps Can Access Your Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to See Which iPhone App<\/a>s Can Access Your Contacts”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Few iPhone privacy issues go deeper than access to your Contacts list, which exposes your private web of relationships to a third party, which can then compare the list to its records or potentially share it with others. Here\u2019s how to see which apps can access your contacts and how to grant or revoke access as well.<\/p>\n

To get started, open \u201cSettings\u201d on your iPhone.<\/p>\n

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In \u201cSettings,\u201d tap \u201cPrivacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In \u201cPrivacy,\u201d tap \u201cContacts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Next, you\u2019ll see a list of every installed app that has requested access to your contacts in the past. Beside each one, you\u2019ll see a switch that is either turned on or off. If the switch is set to \u201con,\u201d the app can access your contacts. If it\u2019s set \u201coff,\u201d the app does not currently have access to your contacts.<\/p>\n

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At any time you can grant or revoke access to your contacts on a per-app basis by tapping the switch next to the app in this list.<\/p>\n

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Keep in mind that even if you give an app access to your contacts from this list, the app may not automatically know about this change in Settings. If that\u2019s the case, you might be able to get an app to consider your contacts list again by forcing the app to restart. In some stubborn cases, uninstalling then re-installing the app may work.<\/p>\n

If you revoke an app\u2019s access using this feature, the app will not have further access to your contacts the moment you flip the switch. But the app may have already uploaded your contact list to its servers, in which case that aspect of your privacy is still in the hands of the company running the app. If you need to remove access to your contacts there, you might be able to do so in the app itself, by contacting the company that runs the app, or by looking in account management settings on services such as Facebook<\/a>. Good luck!<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Close and Restart iPhone and iPad Apps<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n