Third-party apps need access to your contacts so that you can message, call, or email them. But by honoring such requests, the apps gain access to all of your contacts. This is one of the biggest privacy concerns for users.
iOS 18 Essential Features & GUIDE 2024
With iOS 18, Apple is finally giving users back control over their data. Users can now select the individual contacts they want to share with the app – and nothing more. Here are all the ways you can control how you share contacts with apps in iOS 18.
New privacy controls let you manage and restrict an app’s access to your contacts. Here’s how:
If you recently installed an app and the app asks you to grant access to your contacts, here's how to control which contacts the app can see: