Nowadays, smartphones store everything from our health to banking information. Every company wants access to it. Therefore, it's important to change some settings on Android to avoid privacy concerns.

Important settings for privacy in the phone

From health to banking, your smartphone stores a lot of sensitive data, and it's under the radar of both companies and hackers. Research has revealed that approximately 70 percent of apps access sensitive data, while 60 percent request access to your camera, location, and microphone. Therefore, securing your data is crucial. Today, we're going to tell you what privacy settings you can make on your Android phone.

Review notification access

Notifications appear on your phone as soon as they arrive on your smartwatch. Android offers a mirror notification option, allowing some apps to display notifications on other devices. Since notifications include messages, emails, banking alerts, and social media alerts, they can be quite sensitive information. Therefore, disable notification access for apps you don't use daily.

Delete Advertising ID

Google assigns each device a unique advertising ID, which serves ads based on app activity. You can delete this ID in your Android settings. This doesn't mean you won't see ads anymore, but it will make it harder for advertisers to build a profile of your activity.

Turn off usage and diagnostic data

Android offers the option to share usage and diagnostic data with Google. This data is used to improve Android stability and performance. This is enabled by default on many devices. You can also turn it off in Settings. 

Keep an eye on app permissions

If you don't carefully consider the permissions you grant to apps, you're making a big mistake. In fact, many apps take excessive permissions and then transfer your data to the developer. Therefore, grant apps only the permissions necessary for their functionality. You can also review these permissions by going to your phone's settings.