How to Audit Your Android App Permissions (and Which Apps to Delete)

How I Audited My Android App Permissions and Deleted 5 Apps I Trusted Intro Over a recent weekend, I did something I had been putting off for months: I opened my Android phone’s permission settings and looked, really looked, at what each app had access to. I had installed most of these apps years ago and never thought twice about their permissions. By the end of the weekend, I had uninstalled five apps that I had previously considered safe and trustworthy. Here’s what I learned, and how you can do the same audit in under an hour. ...

June 13, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk