
Pay close attention to the permissions the app requests.

You may be asked to give permission when you first download the app, or at the time the app first tries to access that information or feature. To gain access to information like your location or contacts or to get access to features like your camera and microphone, apps need your permission.

Is the policy vague about how the app will share your data? If it is, or if you’re not comfortable with how your information could be shared, you might want to find another app.

It’s important to know about privacy settings on apps. Identity Theft and Online Security Show/hide Identity Theft and Online Security menu items.Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts Show/hide Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts menu items.Money-Making Opportunities and Investments.Jobs and Making Money Show/hide Jobs and Making Money menu items.Credit, Loans, and Debt Show/hide Credit, Loans, and Debt menu items.Shopping and Donating Show/hide Shopping and Donating menu items.(If you factory-reset again before making any changes, or before it's had a chance to back up, you'll still get the old set.

Once it has backed up to this fresh set, next time you factory-reset this device, the restore will be from this fresh set. If you later turn on Google Backup on this device, it'll start a fresh set of backup data. You'll still be able to install any paid apps you previously bought. Uncheck the checkbox at this point, and no apps or data will be restored to your device. On the screen where you sign into your Google account, there's a checkbox there to automatically restore your apps and data onto this device (I forget the exact wording). If you've already allowed Google Backup to backup your apps, then changing settings before you do the factory reset won't make any difference.Īfter the factory reset, when you next start the device, it'll go through the first-time setup steps again: where it guides you through connecting to a Wi-Fi network and signing into a Google account.
