One UI 4.1 Tip: How to manage notifications, permissions of apps on your Samsung smartphone?

When Google introduced Android 12 it brings various privacy settings, including a new privacy dashboard, visual indicators for camera and microphone access, and the ability to share approximate location with toggles and apps to enable/disable the camera and microphone.

Likewise, Samsung has integrated all these features into One UI 4, the latest version of the custom skin based on Android 12, but the implementation is slightly different. Surprisingly, those users who are using any of the latest Galaxy S22 series or the phone with One UI 4.0 or higher have noticed the upgraded privacy feature.

Samsung One UI 4.1 App Permissions

You can access all the new privacy settings on your Samsung Galaxy device with One UI 4.0 or higher by going to the Privacy section in the Settings app. Samsung’s implementation of new privacy features is a little different. One UI 4.1 on the Galaxy S22 Ultra integrates into the main privacy settings instead of showing the new privacy dashboard feature of Android 12 as a separate option.

All permission usage information, as shown on the Privacy Dashboard on Google Pixel devices running Android 12, appears at the top of the Privacy Settings on Samsung Galaxy devices running One UI 4 or later. The graph shows the number of apps that have been accessing the camera, microphone, and device location permissions for the past 24 hours.

Going forward, your Galaxy smartphone is optimized to use and set up apps. If necessary, you can set access permissions for all types of apps at once or select and set notifications individually for apps. To manage notifications and access permissions through settings, see the guide below.

How to manage App notifications?

If the app notifications are disabled, you will not receive notifications for messages coming from the app. Additionally, if you want to remove unwanted notifications separately, follow the steps below.

• Go to Settings, and then select the Apps menu.
• Select the app you want to manage from the list of all installed apps.
• Tap on Notifications‌.

• You can activate or deactivate notifications at once by pressing the Show Notifications to switch and also selecting the features for which you want to receive notifications, e.g. Chrome App.

How to manage apps permissions?

While installing or using the application, you may be asked to grant permission to access various functions. For example, an email may ask permission to view your contacts, so it may import your friends’ contact information.

If you have given permission by mistake, you can change the setting at any time. Access permissions can be managed individually by the Permission Manager.

• Go to Settings, and then select the b menu.
• Tap on the more options (three vertical dots) icon.
• Select Permission Manager.

• You can see the list of Permissions. Select the feature for which you want to check the permissions.
• If you want to change access to specific applications, select the application that you want to allow or reject. For example, the Galaxy Wearable app allows access to the location feature.
•  You can choose one of the following:
  • Allow all the time: The application has access to this data even when not in use.
  • Allow only when using the app
  • Ask every time
  • Deny

How to check and change the access permission of a particular app?

You can also access information about personal app permissions. Start from the Apps Settings menu.

• Select the app you want to manage from the list of all installed apps, e.g. youtube app.
•  Tap on Permissions.
• You can view the permissions details for the app. Choose one of the permissions to change to allow or deny.