There have been multiple reports and new outbreaks about the privacy invasion by apps and major internet giants. One way to protect privacy and avoid data theft is by blocking all the permissions within the phone that you think are irrelevant for any website.
The Safari browser does offer a feature to either enable or disable the basic features and permissions like sound, camera, microphone, storage, etc. Hence, it’s completely in our control whether to allow or block the permissions for any specific settings.
Since I am always skeptical about my privacy, I like taking precautions beforehand. I have blocked safari camera access and audio permissions in advance to avoid any privacy theft.
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Though some website genuinely needs access like Google Voice Search need microphone access. But like I mentioned, it is up to you whether you want to use this extra feature from the Safari browser.
How to Block Camera Permission for Safari iOS?
You can easily block safari permissions for camera access requested from the website on the Safari browser for iOS or iPadOS.
Here are the steps to block safari camera access for iOS:
- Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down and choose the Safari browser from Settings.
- From Safari Settings, tap on the Camera option.
- Choose the option Deny to block all the websites requesting the camera permission.
This will completely block the safari camera access to any website and will not allow even the permission to ask whether to allow or block the same. This will have very little impact on the website usage based on your use.
How to Block Microphone Permission for Safari iOS?
You can similarly block permission for microphone access requested from the website on the Safari browser for iOS or iPadOS.
Here are the steps to block microphone access to safari iOS:
- Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down and choose the Safari app browser from Settings.
- From Safari Settings, tap on the Microphone option.
- Choose the option Deny to block all the websites requesting the microphone permission.
This will completely block the microphone access to any website and do not allow even safari permissions to allow or not. This will block the voice command search feature within the Safari browser when using Google voice search.
Bottom Line: Camera and Microphone Safari iOS
Based on the requirement, you can either allow or block the safari camera access and microphone access on the iPhone or iPad. By default, the permission is set to block, however, you can toggle the button to allow the camera and microphone. You can also set permission to every time.
I do not allow any websites to access my Macbook’s camera or microphone. However, whenever it’s necessary like joining a video conference or teams call, then I allow the safari permissions. Though that’s temporary permission. One should how to enable the camera and microphone on the iPhone to enable the safari permissions.
Similarly, you can also block or allow the camera and microphone permissions on the safari mac computer. This will manage the safari permissions for all the websites on the safari computer.
Let us know what is your current setting for the microphone and camera access? Have you enabled the permissions or kept it blocked?
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