Google Play services

Access to which apps you run, system logs, and your web browsing history

• Read the phone's internal system status, which may include private details about other appsretrieve system internal state · DUMP
• Read system logs that may reveal what you do on your phoneread sensitive log data · READ_LOGS
• See which apps are running or were recently used on your deviceretrieve running apps · GET_TASKS

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

• See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
• Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts · MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
• Read your own profile card on the phone, such as your name and contact detailsread your own contact card · READ_PROFILE
• Change your own profile card on the device, such as your name and contact detailsmodify your own contact card · WRITE_PROFILE

Access to your calendar events and their details

• See all events in your calendar, including details like guests, places and notesread calendar events plus confidential information · READ_CALENDAR

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

• See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
• See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_CONTACTS
• Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phonemodify your contacts · WRITE_CONTACTS

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

• Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
• Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
• Send extra commands to GPS and location services, which could affect how they workaccess extra location provider commands · ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS

Access to read, send, and edit your text messages

• Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) · READ_SMS
• Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see themreceive text messages (MMS) · RECEIVE_MMS
• Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) · RECEIVE_SMS
• Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages · SEND_SMS

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

• Call phone numbers without your input, which may cost you moneydirectly call phone numbers · CALL_PHONE
• Call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without asking you firstdirectly call any phone numbers · CALL_PRIVILEGED
• Control phone features, like switching networks or turning the phone signal on or offmodify phone state · MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
• reroute outgoing callsGoogle Play label
• See your call history, including who you called, who called you, and whenread call log · READ_CALL_LOG
• Add, change, or delete entries in your phone's call historywrite call log · WRITE_CALL_LOG
• Add messages to your phone's voicemail inboxadd voicemail · com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL
• See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

• Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
• Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

• Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
• Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

• Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

• Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO

Access to body sensor data like heart rate and your physical activity

• Read data from body sensors, such as your heart ratebody sensors (like heart rate monitors) · BODY_SENSORS

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

• Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
• Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online servicesuse accounts on the device · USE_CREDENTIALS
• Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeoutmodify system settings · WRITE_SETTINGS
• Read notifications from all your apps, but only after you allow notification access in Settingsbind to a notification listener service · BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE
• Pair with Bluetooth devices without asking you to confirmallow Bluetooth pairing by Application · BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED
• Listen in the background for a wake word, like a voice assistant doesHotword detection · CAPTURE_AUDIO_HOTWORD
• Record the sound your phone is playing, including from other appscapture audio output · CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT
• Record or redirect protected screen content, including secure videocapture secure video output · CAPTURE_SECURE_VIDEO_OUTPUT
• Record or redirect what is shown on your screen as videocapture video output · CAPTURE_VIDEO_OUTPUT
• Add a new or fake location source that can change the location other apps seepermission to install a location provider · INSTALL_LOCATION_PROVIDER
• Perform actions in other user profiles on the device; normally only for system appsinteract across users · INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
• Add or remove apps that have administrator control over your deviceadd or remove a device admin · MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS
• Create, remove, and manage user profiles on the device; normally only system appsmanage users · MANAGE_USERS
• See which apps you use and how often, if you allow usage accessupdate component usage statistics · PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
• Capture what is shown on your screen, like taking a screenshotread frame buffer · READ_FRAME_BUFFER
• Read posts and updates from you and your friends on social networksread your social stream · READ_SOCIAL_STREAM
• Change protected system settings, like security options, that normal apps cannot touchmodify secure system settings · WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
• Add social updates to your feed that may look like they came from friendswrite to your social stream · WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM
• Create its own accounts on your device and read or set their passwordscreate accounts and set passwords · AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
• See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
• Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
• Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
• Receive data sent to all devices on your Wi-Fi network, which uses more batteryallow Wi-Fi Multicast reception · CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
• Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi · CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
• Temporarily turn off your screen lock, for example to show an incoming calldisable your screen lock · DISABLE_KEYGUARD
• Close other apps that are running in the backgroundclose other apps · KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
• Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
• Use NFC to talk with tags, cards and readers held close to your phonecontrol Near Field Communication · NFC
• Keep parts of itself running in memory, which can slow your phonemake app always run · PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY
• Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
• Bring apps to the front or send them to the backgroundreorder running apps · REORDER_TASKS
• Change your phone's time zoneset time zone · SET_TIME_ZONE
• Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
• Turn automatic syncing on or off for your accounts, like contacts or emailtoggle sync on and off · WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
• Read and write files in the device's system cache areaaccess the cache filesystem · ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM
• Use the phone's built-in download manager to download and manage filesAccess download manager. · ACCESS_DOWNLOAD_MANAGER
• Turn parts of other apps on or off, which may break their featuresenable or disable app components · CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE
• Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification · DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
• Force other apps to close immediatelyforce stop other apps · FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES
• Add, remove or rearrange the open screens of other appsmanage activity stacks · MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS
• Manage settings and access permissions for USB devices connected to your phonemanage preferences and permissions for USB devices · MANAGE_USB
• Control music or video playing in other apps and see what is playingcontrol media playback and metadata access · MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL
• See which apps are running or were recently used on your deviceretrieve running apps · GET_TASKS
• Restart your phone at any timeforce device reboot · REBOOT
• Change the time on your phone's clockset time · SET_TIME
• Reopen apps from your recent apps liststart a task from recents · START_TASKS_FROM_RECENTS
• Turn off the status bar or add and remove its system iconsdisable or modify status bar · STATUS_BAR
• Change the list of online feeds your accounts keep in syncwrite subscribed feeds · SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_WRITE
• Change the records of which apps used which permissions and whenmodify app ops statistics · UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS
• Change Google services configuration settings on your device; not meant for normal appsmodify the Google services map · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES
• Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
• Send system messages that stay stored after sending; heavy use can slow your phonesend sticky broadcast · BROADCAST_STICKY
• Turn your phone's flashlight on and offcontrol flashlight · FLASHLIGHT
• Check how much storage space apps are usingmeasure app storage space · GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
• Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
• Check whether automatic sync is turned on for your accountsread sync settings · READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
• Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
• Add shortcuts to your home screen without asking youinstall shortcuts · com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
• Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
• Advanced download manager functions.Google Play label
• listen for observations on network conditionsGoogle Play label
• control system backup and restoreGoogle Play label
• provide an in-call user experienceGoogle Play label
• Control displaying and hiding keyguardGoogle Play label
• retrieve app ops statisticsGoogle Play label
• invoke the carrier-provided configuration appGoogle Play label
• manage voice keyphrasesGoogle Play label
• reset system to factory defaultsGoogle Play label
• Audio RoutingGoogle Play label
• modify network usage accountingGoogle Play label
• Provide a trust agent.Google Play label
• read historical network usageGoogle Play label
• See sync history for your accounts, such as when and how much data syncedread sync statistics · READ_SYNC_STATS
• Interact with update and recovery systemGoogle Play label
• score networksGoogle Play label
• See which online feeds your accounts are currently syncingread subscribed feeds · SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ
• Change the battery usage records your device keeps; not meant for normal appsmodify battery statistics · UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS
• reset display timeoutGoogle Play label
• Send broadcasts to Google Play.Google Play label
• read voicemailGoogle Play label
• Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
• Pass push messages on to other apps; normally only Google's own services can do thisBroadcast data messages to apps. · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND
• access to passwords for Google accountsGoogle Play label
• view configured accountsGoogle Play label
• access all Google servicesGoogle Play label
• YouTube usernamesGoogle Play label
• Google mailGoogle Play label
• YouTubeGoogle Play label
• select Gmail or Google Mail brandingGoogle Play label
• Exchanges messages and receives sync notifications from Google servers.Google Play label
• Send heartbeat to Google Talk serverGoogle Play label
• Modify Google service configurationGoogle Play label
• Read Google settingsGoogle Play label
• Modify Google settingsGoogle Play label
• Broadcast XMPP messages to apps.Google Play label