Practical Android privacy, written by people who actually use Android.

Android Privacy Guardian is an independent publication covering Android privacy settings, security controls, and the small day-to-day decisions that determine how much your phone shares about you. It exists on a simple premise: most people are willing to lock down their phones if someone shows them where the switches are.

Why we exist

Android's privacy controls have improved dramatically over the last five years, but the settings menus are buried, the wording is technical, and the manufacturers (Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola) each move things to different places. We write step-by-step guides that work across the major Android versions and skins, so you don't have to translate between them.

How we make money

Android Privacy Guardian is funded by display advertising (Google AdSense) and occasional affiliate links to privacy products we have personally tested. We never accept payment to recommend a product, and we never let advertisers see our content before it is published. Read our editorial policy and disclaimer for the full picture.

Who writes the guides

Every article is written by a real, named human. There is no AI-generated content on this site, although we use AI tools occasionally for proofreading and summarising sources — see our fact-checking policy for details.