Numbers would like to access your contacts

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Numbers is Apple’s spreadsheet program.

Why does it want to access the contacts, without even opening the App? The same is true for pages and keynote.

Transparency in this case would be great.

I would not give permission to Numbers app. Wouldn't know why a Microsoft app would want to access my contacts.

Go to: Settings -> Privacy -> Contacts. There you can see which apps have access to your contacts.

Here only WhatsApp has permission.

number1 wrote:

I did not see a reply that answered the query, why is it resolved now?

Because the original poster, Snake38, marked your post as Solved. That’s the ONLY way a post gets marked as solved, of the OP clicks “Solved”.

number1 wrote:

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Numbers is Apple’s spreadsheet program.

Why does it want to access the contacts, without even opening the App? The same is true for pages and keynote.

Transparency in this case would be great.

Because among the features of Apple’s Productivity apps is the ability to insert information about your contacts into documents that you create and edit. For example, if you were creating a letter it could insert a letterhead from your own contact, and an inside address (and envelope address) from the contact that you were writing to.

You're welcome & thanks for your feedback.

Correction: my apologies, I was to late to edit my post. Numbers is not a Microsoft app.

Numbers is Apple’s spreadsheet program.

I did not see a reply that answered the query, why is it resolved now?

Because the original poster, Snake38, marked your post as Solved.