Turn off Crash and bug reports sent to the vendor on Google Android 16
Crash reports
Sensitivity 2/5
Default: On
Phones / Google Android 16 / Crash and bug reports sent to the vendor
When an application or operating system service fails, the phone compiles a report describing the failure. These files occasionally include brief memory contents that were active at the moment of failure.
- Goes to
- Apple, Google, Samsung
- Default
- On
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a few seconds
How to do it
Open Settings, open Security & privacy, choose More privacy settings, select Usage & diagnostics, and turn it off.
Usually found under: Settings > Security & privacy > More privacy settings > Usage & diagnostics
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
App and system crash traces will not be forwarded automatically to Google engineers.
What is collected
Stack traces, memory state, device configuration, operating system version.
Software engineers examine these logs to locate defects and release bug fixes.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.