The application has access to the following:
Network communication
view Wi-Fi state
Allows an application to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.
create Bluetooth connections
Allows an application to view configuration of the local Bluetooth phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
view network state
Allows an application to view the state of all networks.
System tools
change Wi-Fi state
Allows an application to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points, and to make changes to configured Wi-Fi networks.
write access point name settings
Allows an application to modify the APN settings, such as Proxy and Port of any APN.
read sync settings
Allows an application to read the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for contacts.
write sync settings
Allows an application to modify the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for contacts.
modify global system settings
Allows an application to modify the systemʼs settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your systemʼs configuration.
bluetooth management
Allows an application to configure the local Bluetooth phone, and to discover and pair with remote devices.
prevent phone from sleeping
Allows an application to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
disable keylock
Allows an application to disable the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.
mount and unmount filesystems
Allows the application to mount and unmount filesystems for removable storage.
automatically start at boot
Allows an application to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the application to slow down overall performance of the phone by constantly running.
change network connectivity
Allows an application to change the status of network connectivity.
restart other applications
Allows an application to forcibly restart other applications.
display system-level alerts
Allows an application to show system alert windows. Malicious applications can take over the entire screen of the phone.
Hardware controls
control flashlight
Allows the application to control the flashlight.
take pictures
Allows application to take pictures with the camera. This allows the application at any time to collect images the camera is seeing.
change your audio settings
Allows application to modify global audio settings such as volume and routing.
control vibrator
Allows the application to control the vibrator.
Phone calls
modify phone state
Allows the application to control the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can switch networks, turn the phone radio on and off and the like without ever notifying you.
read phone state and identity
Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to, ect.
Storage
modify/delete SD card contents
Allows an application to write to the SD card.
Other
android.permission.ACCESS_WIMAX_STATE
android.permission.CHANGE_WIMAX_STATE
android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED
android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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