> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Whip app permissions: camera, location, and more

> How app permissions work on Whip. Apps must ask before using your camera, location, microphone, or motion — and you can review or revoke access anytime.

On Whip, an app has to **ask before it can use your camera, location, microphone, or motion sensors**. The first time an app tries, a native **Allow / Deny** dialog appears — and your answer applies to that one app only. You can review and revoke everything anytime in **Settings → Permissions**.

## How the ask works

When an app wants a sensitive feature, Whip pauses and shows a system-style dialog: the app's name, what it wants to use ("wants to access your location"), a one-line explanation, and two buttons — **Allow** and **Deny**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="An app tries to use a sensor" icon="camera">
    Say a photo-booth app opens the camera, or a compass app checks your
    location.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You get an Allow / Deny dialog" icon="shield-question">
    The dialog names the app and the feature so you always know who's asking and
    why.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Your choice sticks" icon="check">
    Tap **Allow** and the app can use that feature going forward — you won't be
    asked again for it. Tap **Deny** and it can't; it may ask again next time you
    open the app.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Permissions are **per app**. Allowing the camera for one app grants nothing to
  any other app — and an app can never quietly reuse a permission you gave to a
  different app, or one you gave to Whip itself. Every app earns your trust on
  its own.
</Note>

## The four that ask

These four sensitive features always trigger the Allow / Deny dialog the first time an app reaches for them:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Camera" icon="camera">
    For apps that take photos or record video — a photo-to-sketch tool, say.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Location" icon="map-pin">
    For apps that use where you are — a "what's near me" app or a local weather
    toy.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Microphone" icon="mic">
    For apps that record audio — a karaoke app or a voice-reactive visual.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Motion sensors" icon="activity">
    For apps that respond to tilt and movement — a balance game or a level tool.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Photos and clipboard are different

Two things don't follow the Allow / Deny pattern:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Photos use the standard picker" icon="image">
    When an app needs a photo, it opens your device's normal photo picker.
    Choosing a photo *is* the permission — you hand over exactly the image you
    pick, nothing more. Apps can't force the camera open instead; you always get
    the choice between camera and gallery.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Clipboard reading is never allowed" icon="clipboard-x">
    Apps on Whip can **never read your clipboard** — there's no dialog for it
    because the answer is always no. (An app can copy text *to* your clipboard
    when that's a feature, which is harmless.)
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Review and revoke anytime

Head to **Settings → Permissions** to see which apps you've granted sensitive access to. Each app is listed with the features you've allowed, and you can switch any of them off.

Turn a permission off and Whip confirms with **Revoke access?** — the app loses that access immediately and will ask again the next time it needs it. If you haven't granted anything yet, the list reads **No permissions granted**.

<Warning>
  This screen manages the permissions apps ask Whip for. It's separate from your
  phone's own Settings app. Some capabilities — like [saving your data or an
  in-app AI chat](/using/data-ai-and-consent) — aren't sensor permissions; you
  approve those with a one-time consent sheet before the app opens instead.
</Warning>

## Built to be trustworthy

Whip is built with strong safeguards so an app **can't fake a system prompt** or trick you into granting access. The dialog you see is the real thing, shown by Whip — not something the app drew to look official. And you're never re-asked for something you've already granted, so the prompts stay meaningful.

<Tip>
  A quick gut-check: does the ask match what the app does? A drawing app wanting
  the camera makes sense. A calculator wanting your location doesn't — tap
  **Deny**, and [report it](/account/report-content) if it feels wrong.
</Tip>

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Will one app's permission carry to another?" icon="shield">
    Never. Each app asks for itself. Granting the camera to one app grants
    nothing to any other.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I take back a permission?" icon="undo-2">
    Open **Settings → Permissions**, find the app, and toggle the feature off.
    It's revoked right away and will ask again if it needs that feature later.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can an app secretly use my camera or mic?" icon="eye-off">
    No. It can't use any of the four sensitive features until you tap **Allow**,
    and the prompt always names the app so you know exactly who's asking.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Data, AI, and consent" icon="shield-check" href="/using/data-ai-and-consent">
    The consent sheet for saving, AI, and internet access.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Privacy and your data" icon="lock" href="/account/privacy-and-data">
    What Whip stores, and how your information is handled.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>