iOS 15.2: Understanding iOS and iPadOS App Privacy Report

Kirk McElhearn, Intego blog:

A new feature in iOS and iPadOS 15.2 is the App Privacy Report. Your iPhone or iPad can record and display activity carried out by apps, such as which apps access your location, contacts, or photos, which apps access a network, websites that contact trackers, and more. You can then view a detailed report of this activity over the past seven days.

To turn on App Privacy Report (can’t think of a reason not to):

  • Go to Settings > Privacy > App Privacy Report
  • Tap “Turn On App Privacy Report”

That’s it. The results will start appearing on that same page as you start using various apps.

Kirk’s walkthrough is worth reading. He does a great job painting a picture of what kinds of results you might see, how to dig into those results, and what the data actually indicates.

Bookmark, pass along.