Apple’s new privacy settings, which are offered to users with the iOS 17 version, allow user to make a thinner adjustment, especially for photo access. In this way, users can make more detailed choices about which applications they can access their photo albums on their devices. In the iOS 18 version, this structure is expanded and more control and transparency is provided to the user. Photos are not only visual data; It can also include various commodity data such as location, depth information, description and even sound. Therefore, giving permission to an application for album access can lead to sharing many personal information without being aware of it.
In this context, the photo access settings offered in iOS have become very critical to maintain users both to maintain their personal privacy and to use the applications only the necessary data. From the location information through the photos, many clues can be obtained from which hours of the day is not home. Although most applications are respectful of user data, the main control of security should be in the user.
With the detailed of photo access settings, users can now share certain photos or prefer not to allow any access. This system offers different access levels according to the software demands of the applications. Apple has configured this system to keep the user in a safe and flexible structure while sharing photos and videos.
How to customize photo access on iPhone?
iPhone users to personalize photo access settings on their devices Settings> Privacy and Security> Photos can follow the way. On this screen, the list of all applications that require photo access can be displayed. In addition, before entering the list, a general information is provided for each access level how many applications are available.
When the photos menu are entered, users can manually determine which access level is appropriate for each application. Although the options submitted vary according to the level of access requested by the developer, there are generally three different access types:
- None: If this option is active, the application cannot access photos in any way. Even if the user tries to select photos from the application, access is prevented.
- Limited access: The user can manually select certain photos or albums that the application wants to access.
- Full Access: The application has the right to unlimited access to all photos and videos in the gallery. When this option is selected, Apple informs the user directly by showing the number of media accessed by the application.
The same photo access levels can be controlled through the internal settings of each application. For example, Settings> (Application Name)> Photos It can also be directly regulated by access permission for that application.
This multi -layered system offered by Apple offers an effective solution to maintain data safety of users, especially in an environment where social media and messaging applications are used extensively. If the user wants, he doesn’t have to open his entire album even when he wants to share a single photo.