How to change iPhone privacy settings: 9 tips from Apple

Apple’s Tips app on iOS has been around for a while and the company has consistently updated it with new content over the years. Now a new set of privacy tips has been added with Apple’s recommendations to change iPhone’s privacy settings.

Apple has been more focused on privacy over the past few months than ever before. These include new resources to secure your privacy on Apple devices, the soon-to-be-introduced new ad tracking privacy feature, the debut of privacy labels for iOS apps, new privacy ads, and even keeping Google in check.

We have discussed many of these privacy / security aspects with detailed guidelines:

Now Apple’s Tips app has a new collection of 9 suggestions for ‘controlling your information’ and how to change iPhone privacy settings (including iPad). You probably know about some or even most of these, but you might learn something new and it’s always good to do a privacy / security review.

Change iPhone privacy settings: 9 tips from Apple

• If you do not have the Apple Tips app, you can download it for free from the App Store (also works on iPad)
• You may see a notification about the new privacy collection, but if not, open the app
• Swipe down a bit to find it Privacy
• The 9 tips include: Sign in with Apple, generate passwords automatically with iOS, check password protection recommendations, understand when apps use your camera / microphone, hide preview of messages, how to share approximate location, hide photos browse your library, and check the Safari privacy report

Here’s a look at some of them:

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