Even if you don’t use an app on your iPhone often, it may always remain active. There are all kinds of processes going on in the background, of which you are not aware. However, since iOS 15.2, you can gain insight into those processes through the privacy report.
go on you iPhone go to the Settings app and choose here Privacy†Scroll down in this menu, where you can select the App privacy report sees. You may not have enabled the privacy report when iOS 15 came out last September. You can now do this to gain insight into how often apps access certain data, such as your location or microphone. You can also request an analysis of the network activities of each app and websites or domains that have been contacted most often.
Do you have it privacy report just turned on, then you need to use your phone for a few days to gain more insight into what data your apps process. After that period you will find an extensive report on the following four points:
Access to data and sensors
Under this heading you can see how often and when an app has access to certain sensors in your iPhone, such as the camera or location sensor and your microphone. This also includes information about how often apps have accessed your photos and contacts.
Network activity of apps
Here you can see how many internet domains an app has accessed and how often this happened. This concerns domains that are accessed directly by the app, but also indirectly, for example via advertisements in the app itself.
Network activity of websites
This menu provides information about which Internet domains have been accessed by websites, via a web browser. Often these are simply the websites you have visited via the Safari or Chrome browser on your phone.
Most Contacted Domains
Here you can see which domains are most frequently accessed by your apps. If multiple apps or websites contact a domain, it could mean that the domain is combining your activities into a profile, according to Apple.
At any time, you can tap on a domain to get more details about which apps and websites have contacted this domain.
Privacy
Keep in mind that Apple’s privacy report attempts to paint a detailed picture of virtually all activity on your iPhone. So if someone else gets their hands on your phone, they will have a complete picture of what you’re up to. You can always disable the privacy report again.
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