Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows an application to control the backup and restore process. Not for use by third-party applications. pending API council

Allows an application to broadcast an SMS receipt notification. Not for use by third-party applications.

Allows applications to change network connectivity state.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Internal permission protecting access to the encryption methods

Allows an application to call forceStopPackage.

Allows a regular application to use android.app.Service#startForeground Service.startForeground

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. Note: Beginning with Android 6.0 (API level 23), if an app shares the signature of the authenticator that manages an account, it does not need 'GET_ACCOUNTS' permission to read information about that account. On Android 5.1 and lower, all apps need 'GET_ACCOUNTS' permission to read information about any account.

Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.

Allows an application to use SYSTEM_FLAG_HIDE_NON_SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOWS to hide non-system-overlay windows. Not for use by third-party applications. Use HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS instead

Allows an application to install packages. Not for use by third-party applications.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows applications to read the local WiFi and Bluetooth MAC address.

Allows an application to manage preferences and permissions for USB devices

Allows an application to call APIs that allow it to query and manage users on the device. This permission is not available to third party applications.

Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.

Allows an application to collect component usage statistics Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.

Allows the holder to read blocked numbers. See android.provider.BlockedNumberContract

Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to read the user's call log. Note: If your app uses the READ_CONTACTS permission and both your ' minSdkVersion and ' targetSdkVersion values are set to 15 or lower, the system implicitly grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your ' targetSdkVersion is 16 or higher.
hardRestricted

Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to read from external storage. Any app that declares the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is implicitly granted this permission. This permission is enforced starting in API level 19. Before API level 19, this permission is not enforced and all apps still have access to read from external storage. You can test your app with the permission enforced by enabling
softRestricted immutablyRestricted

Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any android.telecom.PhoneAccount registered on the device. Note: If both your ' minSdkVersion and ' targetSdkVersion values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your ' targetSdkVersion is 4 or higher.

Allows an application to read SMS messages.
hardRestricted

Allows applications to read the sync settings.

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.

Allows an application to monitor incoming MMS messages.
hardRestricted

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
hardRestricted

Allows applications to set the wallpaper.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows the holder to write blocked numbers. See android.provider.BlockedNumberContract

Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's call log data. Note: If your app uses the WRITE_CONTACTS permission and both your ' minSdkVersion and ' targetSdkVersion values are set to 15 or lower, the system implicitly grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your ' targetSdkVersion is 16 or higher.
hardRestricted

Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to write to external storage. Note: If both your ' minSdkVersion and ' targetSdkVersion values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your '>getExternalFilesDir and getExternalCacheDir. If this permission is not allowlisted for an app that targets an API level before Q this permission cannot be granted to apps.
softRestricted immutablyRestricted

Allows an application to write to internal media storage This permission is no longer honored in the system and no longer adds the media_rw gid as a supplementary gid to the holder. Use the android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE instead.

Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings. Not for use by third-party applications.

Allows an application to read or write the system settings. Note: If the app targets API level 23 or higher, the app user must explicitly grant this permission to the app through a permission management screen. The app requests the user's approval by sending an intent with action ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS. The app can check whether it has this authorization by calling android.provider.Settings.System#canWrite Settings.System.canWrite()

We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed

Allows applications to write the sync settings.

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