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How to see which apps have access to your iPhone's camera and microphone

How to see which apps have access to your iPhone's or iPad's camera and microphone.

The data stored on your iPhone is a valuable commodity to both businesses and governments, and if you don't maintain constant vigilance to protect it, it can leak out in any number of ways, including through unscrupulous apps. Aside from tracking your location and purchasing habits among other metrics, apps can also use your iPhone's microphone and camera, potentially allowing them to invade your privacy in the worst possible way - by listening to and watching you. Obviously you want some apps to have access, but there are plenty that don't need it yet ask for it anyway.

Good iPhone SE 2020 cases available right now

Tech 21 Evo Mesh iPhone SE 2020

The best way to protect a new iPhone SE and keep it looking new is to install a case. Third-party manufacturers offer an endless variety of cases to deliver style, impact resistance, and extra power to your device. Almost all iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 cases fit the iPhone SE, which means there are plenty of options on the market right now. The best iPhone SE 2020 cases offer quality construction and perfect fitment, with full access to buttons, ports, and the camera.

How to react to text messages with Memoji stickers

How to react to text messages with Memoji stickers on iPhone and iPad.

If Messages is your goto text messaging app, then you are likely aware of "tapback responses" - the thumbs up/down, heart, "haha", exclamations and question mark stickers that you can respond to messages with. In addition to these stickers, you can respond to messages with Memoji stickers as well. Here's how to do it on iPhone and iPad:

How to backup your WhatsApp chats to iCloud

How to backup your WhatsApp chats to iCloud on iPhone and iPad.

Backing up the data on your iPhone is obviously a good habit, hopefully one that people got into back in the days of iTunes synching. Back then if you lost your iPhone and weren't regularly backing it up on iTunes, you stood to lose a lot of data, including photos and text messages among other things. iCloud has made data backup a simple process that happens in the background without any effort on the user's part other than turning it on in Settings. Third party apps can be backed up in iCloud as well, including WhatsApp.

How to adjust Apple TV data usage and streaming quality on iPhone

How to adjust Apple TV streaming quality on iPhone and iPad.

Apple wants its TV app to be your home base for all of your video streaming services, and while it has yet to integrate with Netflix or Prime Video, it has done a decent job collecting smaller subscription services into one place. With the latest iOS update (13.4) it has added settings to let you control how much bandwidth it uses if and when it uses your cellular connection.

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