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Xiaomi: Manage App Permissions in the Permission Manager

If you're unsure which apps can reach your camera, microphone or location on your Xiaomi phone, permissions granted at install time often go unnoticed afterwards. Over weeks several apps quietly keep background access to sensitive functions with no obvious place to check it. The permission manager under Privacy protection lists this access per function and per app, so you can spot anything that looks off.

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Manage App Permissions with the Permission Manager auf Xiaomi

MIUI groups every sensitive function - camera, microphone, location, contacts and more - under one central list instead of scattering permission toggles across each app's own settings page. This matters because a single app can request several permissions during setup, and those grants rarely get reviewed again unless you check manually.

The permission manager flips the view: instead of opening each app to see what it can do, you pick a function first and immediately see every app holding access to it. This makes it far faster to spot an app that has no real reason to reach your microphone or location.

Where to find it

Go to Tap on SettingsTap on Privacy protectionTap on All permissionsSelect a permissionChoose an appChoose Allow or Deny.

Denying a permission here stops that specific app from using the function until you allow it again, without affecting other apps that hold the same permission. If an app stops working correctly after a denial, the missing permission is usually the reason, and re-allowing it through the same path resolves it.

This manager is the right tool when you want a function-first overview. If you only want to adjust one specific app's access, opening that app's own permission page inside its settings can be quicker.

Frequently asked questions

Some apps re-trigger the system permission prompt on their own request logic even after you denied it in All permissions. Denying it again through Privacy protection keeps it blocked until you actively change it.