The application has access to the following:
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.
System tools
retrieve running applications
Allows application to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. May allow malicious applications to discover private information about other applications.
set wallpaper
Allows the application to set the system wallpaper.
expand/collapse status bar
Allows application to expand or collapse the status bar.
send sticky broadcast
Allows an application to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Malicious applications can make the phone slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory.
read system log files
Allows an application to read from the systemʼs various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the phone, but should not contain any personal or private information.
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.
modify global system settings
Allows an application to modify the systemʼs settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your systemʼs configuration.
prevent phone from sleeping
Allows an application to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Your personal information
read contact data
Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.
write to user defined dictionary
Allows an application to write new words into the user dictionary.
Network communication
full Internet access
Allows an application to create network sockets.
view network state
Allows an application to view the state of all networks.
view Wi-Fi state
Allows an application to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.
Storage
modify/delete SD card contents
Allows an application to write to the SD card.
Your messages
read SMS or MMS
Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.
Phone calls
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.
Your accounts
discover known accounts
Allows an application to get the list of accounts known by the phone.
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.
access extra location provider commands
Access extra location provider commands. Malicious applications could use this to interfere with the operation of the GPS or other location sources.
Other
android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.motorola.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.motorola.dlauncher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.fede.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.lge.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
org.adw.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
com.motorola.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
com.motorola.dlauncher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
com.lge.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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