View and manage app permissions for Meta Quest
Privacy indicator lets you know when certain privacy related features are currently in use—and which of the apps in your library are currently using them. That includes your microphone, location, spatial data, eye tracking (for Quest Pro only), and Natural Facial Expressions (for Quest Pro only).
View permissions in use
The real-time indicator in Navigator, above Quick controls, shows a purple icon 
To view the permissions in use by an app:
- Press
Meta button /
Oculus button on your controller to open the universal menu.
- Select the clock on the left side of the universal menu to open Quick settings.
- At the top, next to the
View permissions history
Permissions history shows which installed apps accessed certain types of information and inputs from your device in the past 7 days. You can view and manage the permissions of your apps in the privacy and safety settings of your Meta Quest.
The permission types you see in Permissions History depends on which headset you are currently using:
- Storage, Microphone, Location: All headsets starting with Meta Quest 2
- Spatial data: Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro
- Eye tracking, Natural Facial Expressions: Meta Quest Pro
To view history information and manage permissions:
- Press
- Select the clock on the left side of the universal menu to open Quick settings.
- Select
Settings.
- Select
Privacy and safety.
- Select Permissions history.
- Select the app you want to view.
- Select the system permission to view a timeline of access in the past 7 days.
Note: If you delete an app from your library, you will no longer be able to view the permissions history timeline.