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Understand app permissions and privacy settings
Apps want location, contacts and the microphone. Get what to allow and what to refuse.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me decide app permissions. App: [name] Permissions it wants: [list] What I use it for: [details] Device: [iPhone / Android] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Which permissions make sense for that use. 2. Which to deny or set to 'while using'. 3. Where to review permissions later in general terms. 4. Tracking/ads settings worth checking. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
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The prompt · Grok
Help me decide app permissions. App: [name] Permissions it wants: [list] What I use it for: [details] Device: [iPhone / Android] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Which permissions make sense for that use. 2. Which to deny or set to 'while using'. 3. Where to review permissions later in general terms. 4. Tracking/ads settings worth checking. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this Grok chat. Do not connect an inbox or another app.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. name: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You name the app and permissions asked.
The assistant asks what you use it for.
You get allow/deny guidance in plain words.
What happens
Use Grok Bot to understand app permissionsWhat a tool is allowed to see. This site's specifications tell you what to allow and what to skip. and privacy settings
Apps want location, contacts and the microphone. Get what to allow and what to refuse.
Tools
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