Contact Sharing features of iOS is now utilized by various Digital Loan apps for sending messages, SMS or Whatsapp to the friends or other persons in the contact list. Many a time they call them for recovery of dues or failed EMI also. It is some type of harassment for those who are not at all related.
We have provided the step by step process to disable the contact sharing with any of the third party or Loan apps. The permission are granted to these apps by the user himself. Follow steps for disabling the contact sharing :
Steps to Turn off Contact Sharing on iOS
- Go into the Settings>Privacy
- Select ‘Contacts’
- Choose the app you want to disable contact sharing
- That’s Done !!!
In iPhone majority of the permissions are lumped together under the “Privacy” category. This includes location services (GPS), contacts, calendars, reminders, Bluetooth, microphone, camera etc. Additionally, request for Facebook and Twitter accounts access are also stored here, too.
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This is a quick way to do an audit of your permissions on iOS — You can revoke access from an app by disabling the permission, although some of the app’s features may stop working properly. Removing an app from your device will also revoke its access to everything.