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> From: "Denny Huff" <de...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
> Date: November 26, 2013 at 7:37:56 PM EST
> To: "'IDevices Group'" <idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
> Subject: [IDevices] {Disarmed} FW: See & Control What Apps Have Microphone
> Access in iOS 7
> Reply-To: de...@gatewayfortheblind.com
>
> Feed: OS X Daily
> Posted on: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:04 PM
> Author: Paul Horowitz
> Subject: See & Control What Apps Have Microphone Access in iOS 7
>
> Apple has added an additional security feature to iOS 7 that allows users to
> control exactly which apps can have access to the microphone. Yes, the
> microphone that you speak into, either at the bottom of an iPhone / iPod, or
> at the top of an iPad. The access controls are tucked away within the Privacy
> settings of iOS, and the same controls also include a complete list of apps
> with audio input access:
>
> Open Settings app and go to “Privacy”
> Select “Microphone” to get a list of all apps that have requested access to
> the microphone, and to control which apps have access to the microphone
> You’ll find the complete list of apps that have requested access, and whether
> or not they have microphone access is determined by the ON/OFF toggle switch.
> Flipping any of those switches to the OFF position prevents that app from
> accessing the microphone, but in most cases the app itself will continue to
> function.
>
>
>
> It’s worthwhile to review this list from time to time for your own privacy
> purposes, but it’s particularly important with iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch
> devices that are given to children and/or deployed in environments where
> per-app control of microphone access is a valid security precaution. Users
> who wish to lock down microphone usage further can use the Restrictions and
> Parental Controls functions to set a preference, and then prevent any
> adjustments from being made by other parties, or even prevent all apps from
> gaining mic access, which effectively disables the microphone on the
> iPhone/iPad completely (with the exception of the phone app for iPhone users,
> of course).
>
> Some of the apps listed in the microphone access list may surprise you at
> first, but you should take into consideration all functions of the app before
> jumping to any conclusions. For some examples in the included screen shot,
> you may think it’s odd that Instagram, a photo sharing app, has requested
> access to the microphone, but that is actually due to the relatively new
> inclusion of video to the site, and thus the microphone access is required to
> grant audio to the videos posted to Instagram. For an app like Google, the
> microphone access is necessary to use the really useful Google Now feature,
> which gives you Siri-like functionality for queries and searches. Other apps
> like Skype are more obvious to be in the list, because without microphone
> access a VOIP call would be without the voice element. If you do see an app
> that clearly does not belong in that list however (like some games) go ahead
> and turn it off, since you’ll probably notice if it was truly necessary or
> not the next time you use that app again.
>
> Users will also find that a separate microphone access control will appear
> manually from directly within certain apps, when that app attempts to request
> usage of the mic. This is very clearly identified with a message “Appname
> would like to access the microphone” with two choices: “Don’t Allow” and OK”.
> Any app that has had that dialog box appear will also register in the Privacy
> > Microphone settings, unless the mic has been turned off as a privacy or
> security precaution.
>
>
>
>
> View article...
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