Own your privacy,
secure your data with Galaxy
secure your data with Galaxy
Your sensitive personal data is in your hands! Enjoy peace of mind with upgraded Samsung Galaxy security.
Samsung Knox will take care of the rest with defense-grade protection.
Explore newly added privacy features of One UI 4 to make you in control of your own data!
Easily track your personal data
Be in control of your privacy! The privacy dashboard shows all the permissions usage at a glance.
Learn more about permission usage!
Here are five permissions out of twelve most likely to be asked to access whenever you open the app.
About permissions
Contacts
Allows the app to
access your contacts, names, phone numbers, and other information.
Call logs
Allows the app to
access a list of your incoming and outgoing calls, including phone numbers.
Microphone
Allows the app to
record sounds.
Camera
Allows the app to take
pictures and record videos.
Location
Allows the app to access
your phone’s location.
When to allow location permissions?
1. Checking the weather on the app
Don’t want a weather app to know exactly where you are? You can disable ‘Use precise location’ to provide your approximate location. You can still get the always-on weather information.
Find out when and where was my data used!
How-to
Settings > Privacy > Permissions used in last 24 hours
* Permission usage history can be viewed from the last 24 hours to the last 7 days.
More control over your camera & mic!
The camera & microphone may carry sensitive data and expose them. It's essential to control the camera and microphone access on various apps!
If you see this, your camera or mic is in use!
The indicator tells whether your camera or microphone is on whenever the app is accessing them.
Check your indicator!
Control your camera and microphone!
1. Checking the weather on the app
Worried that you won't appear on the screen when you're on a group call?
You can easily notice by looking at the upper corner of your phone!
Easily control permission access
for each app!
How-to
Settings > Privacy > Permission manager > Tap a permission > Choose an app > Set permission access for the app
Your protection is always on, with Samsung Galaxy security.
Fully enjoy the protection that you can be sure of.
See more about what the new One UI can do for you.
Images shown are for illustrative purposes only.
※ Actual UX/UI may differ.
※ This content is developed based on Galaxy S22 (Android version 12, One UI version 4.1). Availability of the features, user interfaces may vary depending on the region/country, OS/One UI version, and phone carrier. Subject to change without notification.
