Android 15 launches an exclusive feature to control and better know who is using the camera and microphone on your mobile phone
The stable version of Android 15, which was updated in November, brought with it some of the best privacy features this operating system has seen, such as almost complete control over which apps use the camera or microphone.
With this new tool built into your phone's privacy panel, you'll be able to review and control how your device's camera, microphone, or location has been used over the past week.
Now, this tool is currently only available on Google Pixel phones starting with QPR1 of that version of Android, although it will certainly eventually reach phones from other Android manufacturers.
If you have a Pixel phone of the above mentioned version, you can choose this tool to show how to use the main services related to user privacy.
This way, you will have at your disposal a list of the time by the hour and the apps that use the camera, microphone and location, something that in Android 15 may appear as a notification about the permissions you have granted.
This is something that can be reviewed on many Android phones, although on this occasion you can extend the analysis period up to 7 days, specifically knowing which applications access the camera or microphone without you realizing it, something that can affect the battery of the mobile for example.
The new tool can be very useful if you want to remove any permission from apps that can slow down your mobile or misuse these important privacy services that are usually activated regularly on your mobile.