Decision sheet — Android & iPhone
Audit a tracking app on your phone
You want to audit a tracking app already on a phone.
Verdict
Keep three lists
A useful audit joins three questions: which app has access, what data it collects, and who can see the output.
How to check
- List installed location-capable apps.
- Inspect system permissions and app privacy information.
- Remove unused access and revisit shared links or accounts.
Keep three lists, not one
Apps with access
Record which app can use location and whether it has background access.
People and links
Inspect the service’s recipient list; a system permission is not a list of viewers.
Stored data
Check retention and deletion separately from stopping the next update.
The honest limit
Deleting an app may not automatically erase data already held by its provider.
Official source: Apple Support: review app access and data