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Total permissions: 74 Unknown permissions: 28 Signature permissions: 8 Permissions considered normal: 18 Permissions considered dangerous: 20android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
(dangerous instant)
Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
(dangerous instant)
Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
(normal instant)
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy. This permission is not supported on managed profiles.
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
(normal)
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
android.permission.ALLOW_ANY_CODEC_FOR_PLAYBACK
(signature privileged)
Allows an application to use any media decoder when decoding for playback
android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
(dangerous runtime)
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed
Must be required by an android.service.notification.NotificationListenerServic, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
android.permission.CALL_PHONE
(dangerous)
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
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android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED
(signature privileged)
Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed. Not for use by third-party applications.
android.permission.CAMERA
(dangerous instant)
Required to be able to access the camera device. This will automatically enforce the '> uses-featureall camera features. If you do not require all camera features or can properly operate if a camera is not available, then you must modify your manifest as appropriate in order to install on devices that don't support all camera features.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
(normal)
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
(normal instant)
Allows a regular application to use android.app.Service#startForeground Service.startForeground
android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
(dangerous)
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.
android.permission.INTERNET
(normal instant)
Allows applications to open network sockets.
android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
(normal)
We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed
android.permission.MMS_SEND_OUTBOX_MSG
(unknown)
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
(signature privileged role)
Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc. Does not include placing calls. Not for use by third-party applications.
android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
hardRestricted
android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
(unknown)
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
(dangerous)
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
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
(dangerous)
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
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
(dangerous)
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.
android.permission.READ_PROFILE
(normal)
We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed
android.permission.READ_SMS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
hardRestricted
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.
android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to monitor incoming MMS messages.
hardRestricted
android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
hardRestricted
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
(dangerous instant)
Allows an application to record audio.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
android.permission.SEND_SMS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
costsMoney hardRestricted
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
(signature setup appop installer pre23 development)
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user. 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_OVERLAY_PERMISSION. The app can check whether it has this authorization by calling android.provider.Settings#canDrawOverlays Settings.canDrawOverlays()
android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
(normal)
We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed
android.permission.VIBRATE
(normal instant)
Allows access to the vibrator.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
(normal instant)
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
(dangerous)
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
android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
(dangerous)
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
(dangerous)
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
android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
(signature preinstalled appop pre23)
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()
android.permission.WRITE_SMS
(normal)
We need to keep this around for backwards compatibility
removed
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher. In Android O (API level 26) and higher, the INSTALL_SHORTCUT broadcast no longer has any effect on your app because it's a private, implicit broadcast. Instead, you should create an app shortcut by using the android.content.pm.ShortcutManager#requestPinShortcut requestPinShortcut()method from the android.content.pm.ShortcutManagerclass.
com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL
(dangerous)
Allows an application to add voicemails into the system.
com.android.voicemail.permission.READ_VOICEMAIL
(signature privileged role)
Allows an application to read voicemails in the system.
com.android.voicemail.permission.WRITE_VOICEMAIL
(signature privileged role)
Allows an application to modify and remove existing voicemails in the system.
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com.truecaller.permission.ACTION_HANDLER
(unknown)
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
com.truecaller.permission.EDIT_PROFILE
(unknown)
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
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No description yet, this could be a misspelling or a permission created by the app itself
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