Your phone is secretly spying on you – Turn off these 3 settings now!

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You’re not insane if you’ve ever said anything aloud, like “rice,” and then minutes later you saw advertisements for it. Tech analysts at ZINGTIE stated that your phone may be surreptitiously listening, tracking, and gathering your info.
Numerous users express dissatisfaction regarding:

Oddly precise advertisements

Unexpected battery drain

Apps that can pinpoint your precise position, even while it’s closed

The reality? It’s secret permissions you were unaware of, not magic.

To regain your privacy in a matter of minutes, follow these steps:

Turn off microphone access

Even when you’re not recording, a lot of well-known apps surreptitiously use your microphone to collect data.

How to resolve it:

Your microphone should be turned off if you are not recording or on a call.

Disable Location Monitoring

Your phone continuously gives apps, even ones that don’t require it, access to your GPS location.

How to fix it:

Games and photo editors shouldn’t be able to determine your location; only ride or map apps should.

Disable App Activity in the Background

Certain apps continue to run after you close them, using up your battery and gathering data.

How to repair it:

An app may still be watching even if it is “closed.”

Your smartphone is intelligent, perhaps too intelligent. You can, however, fight back.

Give it five minutes.

Disable these three settings.

Take back your battery life and privacy.

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