User Manual

Google Play Protect
You can configure Google Play to regularly check your apps and device for security
risks and threats.
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From Settings, tap Security and privacy > App security > Google Play Protect.
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Updates are checked for automatically.
Security update
You can easily check the date of the last installed security software update and find
out if newer updates are available.
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From Settings, tap Security and privacy > Updates > Security update to see the
latest security update installed and check if a newer update is available.
Permission manager
Apps might access features of your device that you permit them to (like the camera,
microphone, or location) when they are running in the background, not just when you
are using the app. You can set your device to notify you when this happens.
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From Settings, tap Security and privacy > Privacy > Permission manager.
2. Tap a category, then tap an app to select which permissions you want to be
notified about.
NOTEWhen using an app or service for the first time that wants to access certain
features of your device, a dialog box asks if you want to permit such access.
Controls and alerts
Control app access to the camera, microphone, and clipboard..
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From Settings, tap Security and privacy > Privacy.
2. Under Controls and alerts tap the following options to enable or disable:
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Microphone access: Allow apps to use the microphone if they have the
appropriate permissions.
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Alert when clipboard accessed: Get an alert when an app accesses content
copied to the clipboard.
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