The application has access to the following:
Network communication
full Internet access
Allows an application to create network sockets.
Your location
coarse (network-based) location
Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine approximately where you are.
fine (GPS) location
Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the phone, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
Paid services.
directly call phone numbers
Allows the application to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious applications may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this does not allow the application to call emergency numbers.
Hardware controls
take pictures
Allows application to take pictures with the camera. This allows the application at any time to collect images the camera is seeing.
Other
android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_GPS
Oscar
Feb 3, 2010 11:46:59 AM
Just searches for nearby businesses, took me a while to figure out what it did as the description is hard to understand and the ui is bad
Jay
Jul 3, 2009 3:58:30 AM
Really, really cool.