iPhone · Research guidance. Instructions are based on publisher guidance; a UK IPTV account was not tested on this platform.
Read why access is requested
A messaging app may request contacts to help find people, but that is a different operation from simply watching a programme. Read the app’s explanation and identify the feature you actually want. Do not grant an entire address book automatically because an unrelated viewing or support page displays a familiar brand.
Inspect the requested category
Apple documents Settings, Privacy & Security, Contacts and then the particular app. The current guide describes choosing the amount of contact access. Work within the control actually shown on the phone, taking the installed iOS version into account. If an app has not requested a category yet, absence from a permission list is not evidence of a successful request.
Use a limited choice when appropriate
Apple’s Limited Access option allows editing selected contacts. If the intended task only needs a particular support contact, consider whether that narrower choice meets the task instead of making unrelated people available. Permission should match a specific intended feature; it is not an endorsement of every future use described in the app’s privacy policy.
Revisit the task and permission
After an intentional change, return to the app and check the actual contact-selection feature. If it still fails, retain the exact screen and error rather than repeatedly widening access. You can review the permission again later. Redact personal names and numbers from any support image that does not need to show them.
Questions, answered
Can current iPhone settings allow only selected contacts?
Yes. Apple documents Limited Access and Edit Selected Contacts.
Does watching ordinary video inherently require contact access?
Assess the app’s specific requested feature; do not assume it does.