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How to stop apps asking to track you on iPhone

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking and turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track. Every app is then told no without asking you.

How to do it

  1. Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.

  2. Turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track.

  3. Or leave it on and set each app in the list underneath to off.

This blocks the Apple tracking request and the advertising ID. An app you are signed into can still tie activity to your account. Logging out, or not making the account, is a different step.

Questions people ask

Does this stop all tracking?

It blocks Apple's tracking request and the advertising ID. An app you're signed into can still link what you do inside it to your account.

Can I let one app track me and block the rest?

Yes. Leave Allow Apps to Request to Track on and switch each app in the list below it on or off.

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