# Allow permissions on your phone — PPTControl

Original guide: https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=phone-permissions

Enable only the access needed for your connection.

## iPhone or iPad

Open the **Settings app on your iPhone or iPad** (the gear icon). The pictures below show where to tap. You can tap any picture to enlarge it.

### Open Apps

Scroll down in Settings and tap **Apps**.

On older iOS versions, find **PPTControl** directly in the main Settings list and skip the next step.

### Find PPTControl

In Apps, tap **Search**, type **PPTControl**, then tap the **PPTControl** result. You can also scroll through the alphabetical app list.

### Turn on the access you need

Tap a switch if it is off. **Green means access is allowed**; leave an already-green switch as it is.

- **Camera:** turn this on to scan the desktop QR code inside PPTControl.
- **Bluetooth:** turn this on to find and connect to the computer in the device list.
- **Local Network:** turn this on to connect over Wi-Fi or a hotspot and load slide images.

**Option missing?** Return to PPTControl and try the action once: open the QR scanner for Camera, look for a computer for Bluetooth, or connect over Wi-Fi for Local Network. Allow access when asked, then check Settings again. Local Network is also under **Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network**.

## Android phone or tablet

Open your phone’s **Settings app** (the gear icon). Follow the steps to find PPTControl, then allow the permissions for the features you use. Labels can vary by phone and Android version.

**Shortcut:** You can also hold the PPTControl app icon, tap **App info** (or the ⓘ icon), then continue at **Open Permissions** below.

### Open Apps

In your phone’s Settings, scroll to **Apps** and tap it.

### Show the full app list

Tap **All apps**. Your phone may call this **See all apps** or show the number of installed apps.

If PPTControl is already listed, you can tap it directly.

### Open PPTControl’s app settings

Scroll down the alphabetical list and tap **PPTControl**. If there is a search button at the top, you can use it to find the app.

### Open Permissions

On the **App info** page for PPTControl, tap **Permissions**.

### Find the permission you want to change

Look for **Camera** or **Nearby devices**. A permission can be under **Allowed** or **Not allowed**; tap its name in either place.

The pictures below show the options to choose. You only need the permissions for the features you use.

### Allow Camera for the QR scanner

Tap **Camera**, then select **Allow only while using the app**. The filled circle shows the selected option.

Use the back arrow at the top-left to return to PPTControl’s permission list.

### Allow Nearby devices for connections

In the permission list, tap **Nearby devices**, then select **Allow**. This is used for Bluetooth on Android 12 or later and for local-network access when your Android version requests it.

If Allow is already selected, leave it as it is.

- **Location:** for Bluetooth discovery on Android 11 or earlier, return to the permission list, tap **Location** and allow access while using the app. Also turn the phone’s **Location** setting on. [Google: why Bluetooth needs Location permission →](https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/bluetooth/bt-permissions?hl=en#declare-android11-or-lower)
- **Local network:** allow access if Android requests it for Wi-Fi or hotspot connections. On newer Android versions, this belongs to **Nearby devices**, as in the pictures above. A separate Local network entry may not appear.

**Option missing?** Try the relevant action once in PPTControl, then check the permission list again. Older Android versions may show Location instead of Nearby devices.

**Why Location for Bluetooth?** On Android 11 or earlier, Android requires this permission because Bluetooth scan results could reveal where you are. PPTControl uses the scan to find your computer and does not collect your location.

[Google: local-network access and Nearby devices](https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/local-network-permission?hl=en)

## Return to PPTControl

Scan the QR code or select the computer again.

- **Camera still unavailable?** Try your phone’s normal Camera app, then tap **Open PPTControl** on the pairing page.
- **Setting locked?** Ask whoever manages the device or its parental controls.

[Apple: local-network permission](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102229)

[Contact support](https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=contact)