RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 1, 2025 – 4 minutes read time
Overview
Apple takes privacy very seriously when it comes to its products. The iPhone and iPad are no exception, and both include an App Privacy Report. The iOS App Privacy Report shows you how certain apps have been using your data and accessing certain device features.
Accessing the App Privacy Report on an iPhone or iPad is surprisingly easy. The amount of data it reveals is outstanding. Let’s explore this feature.
Why You Will Like This Tip
- Check your app privacy report to see what type of data your apps have been accessing.
- Use your app privacy report to see which apps or websites are the most intrusive.
System Requirements
This tip was performed on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.5.
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Seeing Your Privacy Report
First, open the Settings app. Refer to the image below:
Next, tap Privacy & Security.option.See the image below:
Now, scroll down and tap App Privacy Report. See the following image:
Next, if this is the first time you have accessed this screen, you might see an option to turn on App Privacy Report. If you already have this feature turned on, you will see a list of apps that have accessed your data or sensors in the past week. Refer to the image below:
Now, under that section, there is App Network Activity. These are apps that have contacted domains in the last week. See the image below:
Next is Website Network Activity. These are websites that you have visited in the last week, including your most contacted domains. See the following image:
Next is Most Contacted Domains, all of which were contacted by one or more apps or websites in the past seven days. Refer to the image below:
Now, at the bottom is an option to Turn Off App Privacy Report. See the image below:
Next, under any section, you can tap Show All to see more apps, websites, domains, etc. See the following image:
Now, you can also tap any app or domain in any section to see additional information about it. For example, we selected Facebook. Refer to the image below:
Next, you will see a list of the domains this app has contacted. If you were to tap a domain rather than an app in the previous step, you would see a list of apps that have contacted that domain. See the image below:
Now, if you tap an app under Data & Sensor Access list, you can see exactly what kind of data that app is collecting. See the following image:
For example, we can see that the Calendar app accessed my contacts 16 minutes ago. Refer to the image below:
That’s the iPadOS and iOS App Privacy Report. You can access this report on your iPhone or iPad at any time and get the most up-to-date data.
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