Security and privacy dashboard

On all Samsung devices, users can access a consolidated view of various device security settings and overall device health. This dashboard provides transparency into the security settings available for end users and the interactions that could impact their privacy. Additionally, the dashboard recommends security and privacy settings that users can consider enabling or disabling for their device.

The dashboard provides insight into the following primary security settings:

• Lock screen: The passcode needed to unlock the device and change sensitive settings.

• Account security: For managing Samsung and Google Accounts registered to the device.

• Lost device protection: Configuring settings for finding your device in the event it is lost or stolen.

• App security: Features which regularly check applications for malware or other suspicious activities. This can manage both Samsung App protection and Google Play Protect.

• Updates: information into whether the current software available for the device from both a security update and Google Play system update.

The dashboard also provides access to Additional security settings:

• Biometrics: Manage facial recognition settings and fingerprints allowed to unlock the device.

• Auto Blocker: Prevents and blocks smartphone security threats by activating various security settings at once. For more information on this feature, see Samsung Auto Blocker.

• More security settings: Manage preferences for other security settings, such as Theft protection, Samsung Pass, Secure Folder, and more.

The following Privacy settings can also be quickly accessed from the dashboard:

• Permissions used in last 24 hours: Provides insight into which applications have accessed permissions in the last 24 hours. Also provides a list of every application and the permissions they have.

• Permissions Manager: Simplified view of all permissions and which applications are allowed or not allowed to access them. If an application is listed as Not allowed, permission access was denied by user.

Additional privacy settings can be configured on the Additional privacy controls and More privacy settings pages. This includes disabling microphone and camera access, accessibility controls, personalization services, and more.

The Samsung Security and privacy dashboard uses safety features developed by Android. To learn more about how these features protect user data, see Android’s privacy features.