Luke's Apple Tips & Wishlist

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Tip

App Privacy Report

See exactly which apps are accessing your camera, microphone, location, contacts, and other sensitive data — and how often.

How to turn it on

  1. Open Settings → Privacy & Security
  2. Scroll down and tap App Privacy Report
  3. Tap Turn On App Privacy Report

It starts gathering data immediately, but it takes a few days of normal use before the report has much to show.

The App Privacy Report showing Data & Sensor Access and App Network Activity

What it tracks

  • Data & Sensor Access — how many times and when each app accessed your location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts, and more over the past 7 days
  • App Network Activity — which internet domains each app contacted (directly or from embedded content)
  • Website Network Activity — which domains were contacted by websites you visited within apps
  • Most Contacted Domains — the web domains your apps reach out to most frequently

Good to know

  • All report data is encrypted and stored only on your device — nothing is sent to Apple.
  • Turning off App Privacy Report also clears all collected data from your device.
  • Requires iOS 15.2 or later (originally called "Record App Activity" before the full report UI was added).

For full details, see Apple's App Privacy Report documentation.