Messages: Text & SMS App

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

• 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 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
• Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messagesreceive text messages (WAP) · RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
• Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages · SEND_SMS
• Change or delete text messages (SMS and MMS) stored on your phoneedit your text messages (SMS or MMS) · WRITE_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
• 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 your camera to take photos and record video

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

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
• See which apps you use and how often, if you allow usage accessupdate component usage statistics · PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
• Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
• 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
• Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
• 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
• Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
• send WAP-PUSH-received broadcastGoogle Play label
• Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE