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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.

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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.

An app tries to use a sensor

Say a photo-booth app opens the camera, or a compass app checks your location.

You get an Allow / Deny dialog

The dialog names the app and the feature so you always know who’s asking and why.

Your choice sticks

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.
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.

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The four that ask

These four sensitive features always trigger the Allow / Deny dialog the first time an app reaches for them:
For apps that take photos or record video — a photo-to-sketch tool, say.
For apps that use where you are — a “what’s near me” app or a local weather toy.
For apps that record audio — a karaoke app or a voice-reactive visual.
For apps that respond to tilt and movement — a balance game or a level tool.

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Photos and clipboard are different

Two things don’t follow the Allow / Deny pattern:
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.
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.)

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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.
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 — aren’t sensor permissions; you approve those with a one-time consent sheet before the app opens instead.

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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.
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 if it feels wrong.

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Common questions

Never. Each app asks for itself. Granting the camera to one app grants nothing to any other.
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.
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.

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Last modified on July 2, 2026