| read your contacts Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your device, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge. |
| modify your contacts Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your device, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific contacts. This permission allows apps to delete contact data. |
| read call log Allows the app to read your device's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps may share call log data without your knowledge. |
| write call log Allows the app to modify your device's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your call log. |
| read phone status and identity Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call. |
| reroute outgoing calls Allows the app to process outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. This permission allows the app to monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls. |
| directly call phone numbers Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation. |
| change your audio settings Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output. |
| modify or delete the contents of your USB storage Allows the app to write to the USB storage. |
| modify system settings Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration. |
| control vibration Allows the app to control the vibrator. |
| read sync settings Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account. |
| access extra location provider commands Allows the app to access extra location provider commands. This may allow the app to interfere with the operation of the GPS or other location sources. |
| run at startup Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the device and allow the app to slow down the overall device by always running. |
| control flashlight Allows the app to control the flashlight. |
| take pictures and videos Allows the app to take pictures and videos with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any time without your confirmation. |
| record audio record audio |
| edit your text messages (SMS or MMS) Allows the app to write to SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious apps may delete your messages. |
| read your text messages (SMS or MMS) Allows the app to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. This allows the app to read all SMS messages, regardless of content or confidentiality. |
| receive text messages (SMS) Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you. |
| send SMS messages Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation. |
| disable your screen lock Allows the app to disable the keylock and any associated password security. For example, the phone disables the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enables the keylock when the call is finished. |
| full network access Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet. |
| precise location (GPS and network-based) Allows the app to get your precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) or network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power. |
| approximate location (network-based) Allows the app to get your approximate location. This location is derived by location services using network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine approximately where you are. |
| view network connections Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
| change network connectivity Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity. |
| view Wi-Fi connections Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices. |
| connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points and to make changes to device configuration for Wi-Fi networks. |
| prevent device from sleeping Allows the app to prevent the device from going to sleep. |
| change system display settings Allows the app to change the current configuration, such as the locale or overall font size. |
| find accounts on the device Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the device. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed. |
| add or remove accounts Allows the app to perform operations like adding and removing accounts, and deleting their password. |
| read your own contact card Allows the app to read personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your profile information to others. |
| read the contents of your USB storage Allows the app to read the contents of your USB storage. |
| receive text messages (MMS) Allows the app to receive and process MMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you. |
| draw over other apps Allows the app to draw on top of other applications or parts of the user interface. They may interfere with your use of the interface in any application, or change what you think you are seeing in other applications. |
| use accounts on the device Allows the app to request authentication tokens. |
