Permissions

During installation, Yandex Start will ask you for some permissions and access rights that are necessary for it to function properly. You can grant the optional permissions later.

Which permissions are required?

Location

Required for search suggestions and push notifications based on user location.

Phone access

Required for caller ID to work.

Contact access

Required for caller ID to work.

Required for displaying information on the device screen when someone calls (when caller ID is activated).

Access to microphone

Required for voice search.

Access the camera

Required for searching by image and the QR code scanner.

File access

Required for Smart camera modes (for example, Translate, Search, and Products).

Internet access

Required for internet search, widget updates, and caller ID.

Notifications

Required for receiving notifications from Yandex services.

How to grant a permission after installation?

If you didn't grant access rights and permissions when installing Yandex Start, you can always do that later:

Note

The path and menu items may vary depending on your device.

Location

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Location.
  4. Select Allow.
Phone access

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Phone.
  4. Select Allow.
Contact access

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Contacts.
  4. Select Allow.
Popup windows

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Select Display over other apps → Allowed.
Access to microphone

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Microphone.
  4. Select Allow only while using the app.
Access the camera

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Camera.
  4. Select Allow only while using the app.
File access

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Tap Apps → Yandex Start.

  3. Go to Permissions → Files and media.
  4. Select Allow access to media only.
Internet access

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Go to Connections → SIM card manager.
  3. If your device has multiple SIM cards, select one that you'll use for mobile data exchange.
  4. Enable Mobile data.

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Enable Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-Fi network in the list. You may need a password to log in to the network.
Notifications

  1. Open your device settings.

  2. Go to Apps → Yandex Start → Manage notifications.
  3. Select Allow notifications.
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