ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 23ANDROID 10menus – location history, ads, lock screen content,
and so on – but it’s useful to have them all in one
place. There’s also a handy new Accessibility usage
tab that tells you if any apps have full access to your
device. In my case, 1Password was the only app
with full access, but this tab makes it easy to shut
down any nefarious ones on the list.
Inside the Privacy tab, you’ll also find a new
Permissions manager. Other than the new name,
it’s exactly the same as the App permissions tab of
old. Like before you’ll be able to see which apps
are accessing things like the camera, contacts, and
microphone. Note an important change to the
Location settings, however: instead of a toggle that
merely allows or blocks access, there’s a new option
- allow only while using the app. That means an app
won’t be able to access location data unless you’re
explicitly using it, so you don’t have to worry about
being tracked by apps running in the background.
Because most users won’t be aware of the change,
Google will push out occasional alerts to let you know
which apps are accessing your location. Occasionally,
you’ll get a notification warning that a specific app got
your location in the background because it can always
access your location. To change the permission, you’ll
simply need to tap the notification to get to that app’s
permission settings.
Wi-Fi password sharing
There’s always one thing your guests want before
a drink or a bowl of chips: your Wi-Fi password. In
Android 10, Google is making it easy to give it to them.