Wear OS by Google Smartwatch

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

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

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

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
• 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
• Control phone features, like switching networks or turning the phone signal on or offmodify phone state · MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
• See your call history, including who you called, who called you, and whenread call log · READ_CALL_LOG
• 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

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

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 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
• Act as an accessibility tool that, once enabled, can read and control your screenbind to an accessibility service · BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE
• Listen in the background for a wake word, like a voice assistant doesHotword detection · CAPTURE_AUDIO_HOTWORD
• Perform actions in other user profiles on the device; normally only for system appsinteract across users · INTERACT_ACROSS_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
• Change protected system settings, like security options, that normal apps cannot touchmodify secure system settings · WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
• Create its own accounts on your device and read or set their passwordscreate accounts and set passwords · AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
• See detailed battery use data, which can reveal which apps you useread battery statistics · BATTERY_STATS
• 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
• Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi · CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
• 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
• Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
• 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
• Decide which apps are allowed to use which home-screen widgetschoose widgets · BIND_APPWIDGET
• Announce that an app was removed, which can make other running apps closesend package removed broadcast · BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED
• Turn parts of other apps on or off, which may break their featuresenable or disable app components · CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE
• Add, remove or rearrange the open screens of other appsmanage activity stacks · MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS
• Restart your phone at any timeforce device reboot · REBOOT
• Stop you from switching to another app while it is openprevent app switches · STOP_APP_SWITCHES
• Change the records of which apps used which permissions and whenmodify app ops statistics · UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS
• 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
• Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
• Change your phone's home screen or lock screen wallpaperset wallpaper · SET_WALLPAPER
• Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
• Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
• listen for observations on network conditionsGoogle Play label
• control system backup and restoreGoogle Play label
• manage voice keyphrasesGoogle Play label
• reset system to factory defaultsGoogle Play label
• Set how your wallpaper is sized on screenadjust your wallpaper size · SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS
• partial shutdownGoogle Play label
• Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE