Wear OS System UI

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 every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_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 phone calls, call history, and voicemail

• Call phone numbers without your input, which may cost you moneydirectly call phone numbers · CALL_PHONE

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
• Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeoutmodify system settings · WRITE_SETTINGS
• Perform actions in other user profiles on the device; normally only for system appsinteract across users · INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
• Act with full access across all user profiles on the device; normally only system appsfull license to interact across users · INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
• Show system-level windows meant only for Android's own interface; not for normal appsdisplay unauthorized windows · INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
• 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
• Change protected system settings, like security options, that normal apps cannot touchmodify secure system settings · WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
• See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
• 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
• Add, remove or rearrange the open screens of other appsmanage activity stacks · MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS
• See which apps are running or were recently used on your deviceretrieve running apps · GET_TASKS
• Remove apps from your recent apps list and close themstop running apps · REMOVE_TASKS
• Reopen apps from your recent apps liststart a task from recents · START_TASKS_FROM_RECENTS
• Act as the system status bar at the top of your screenstatus bar · STATUS_BAR_SERVICE
• Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
• 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
• Set how your wallpaper is sized on screenadjust your wallpaper size · SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS