{"id":33686,"date":"2021-09-20T15:53:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=33686"},"modified":"2021-10-20T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:43:53","slug":"record-app-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/20\/record-app-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Record App Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Cross<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apple is always expanding privacy features, and with iOS 15 you have a powerful new tool to find out which apps are accessing your phone’s features and data.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

This will record a 7-day summary of exactly when and how often all your apps access things like your microphone or microphone, or which web domains they visit. Just come back to this screen a week later for a full report.<\/p>\n

You can even tap Save App Activity<\/em> to export a JSON file of all the data if you’re into that kind of thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I’ve just saved four days’ worth of app activity. It’s a 27 MB JSON file. An analysis of this would be wild, I am sure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Spurlock<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Want a better way view the json files saved from “Report App Activity” in iOS15 beta privacy settings?<\/p>

I just published a simple web app<\/a> that runs locally to slice and dice them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n