How to change app permissions on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Privacy protection › All permissions

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Privacy protection

   Open Settings and tap Privacy protection. Sensitive actions at the top lists Location, Contacts, Call logs and Microphone, with how many apps have permanent access.

   Done

2. 

   Tap All permissions

   Tap the All permissions button below that list. It opens the Permission manager.

   Done

3. 

   Pick a permission

   The list runs from Calendar and Call logs to SMS, each with a count. Ours said Camera: 3 of 37 apps allowed. Tap the permission you want to check.

   Done

4. 

   See which apps have it

   The Camera page splits apps into Allowed all the time, Allowed only while in use and Not allowed. On ours Camera, Messages and Phone could use it while in use.

   Done

5. 

   Change it for one app

   Tap an app to see its choices: Allow only while using the app, Ask every time or Don't allow. Chrome was set to Don't allow on ours. Tap the one you want.

   Done

6. 

   Or start from the app

   You can also open the app's App info page (Settings, Apps, the app) and tap App permissions. Its note says it covers location, storage, phone, messages and contacts.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking for more permissions? Special permissions is the next card on the Privacy protection page. Its note says it monitors how apps use sensitive permissions. We did not open it here.

  

• Different route in Xiaomi's manual? Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide says Settings, Security & privacy, Privacy controls, Permission manager. On our phone it was Settings, Privacy protection, All permissions. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• No All the time choice? Google's Android help says All the time is only offered for location. Camera and microphone stop at Allow only while using the app. Source: Change app permissions on your Android phone

If this does not work

• Permissions switched themselves off? App info has a Pause app activity if unused switch, on for Chrome on ours. Its note says it removes permissions, deletes temporary files and stops notifications for apps you don't use. Turn it off for that app. Source: Change app permissions on your Android phone
• An app still can't find you? Location has its own page with an on/off switch: how to change location settings.

About this guide

Every app asks for access to things like the camera, the microphone or your location. You can check and change each one later.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We only opened these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

Let an app install other apps: how to allow installing apps from unknown sources.

Stop an app's alerts too: how to turn off notifications for an app.

In short: Settings, Privacy protection, All permissions, pick a permission, tap an app, choose.