In plain English
It lets one application see information about how other applications are used on the device. The access is to usage data, not to direct control of those applications.
In context
Here, "Usage access" names the special access category for an application to read data about how other applications on the device are used.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- names the special access category for app-usage information.
Meaning limits
This sense is limited to permission to read app-usage data and does not by itself specify the exact data available.
Examples
“With Usage access, the monitor app could read how long the game and mail apps had been used without controlling either one.”
“The diary app requested Usage access to compare daily time across other apps.”