IntelliGo

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 your mobile network settings and how internet traffic is routed

• Change mobile network (APN) settings and possibly inspect or redirect your internet trafficchange/intercept network settings and traffic · WRITE_APN_SETTINGS

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
• Add, change or delete calendar events and email guests, without telling the calendar owneradd or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge · WRITE_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 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
• See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
• Make and receive internet phone callsmake/receive SIP calls · USE_SIP

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

• Format (erase) storage on your device, deleting all files saved on iterase USB storage · MOUNT_FORMAT_FILESYSTEMS
• 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
• Connect and disconnect removable storage like USB drives or SD cardsaccess USB storage filesystem · MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS

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 miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

• Talk directly to account sign-in services, the way Android's own account system doesact as the AccountManagerService · ACCOUNT_MANAGER
• Read custom words saved in your keyboard dictionary, which may include personal inforead terms you added to the dictionary · READ_USER_DICTIONARY
• 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
• Read notifications from all your apps, but only after you allow notification access in Settingsbind to a notification listener service · BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE
• Act as a VPN that, once you allow it, routes your internet traffic through itselfbind to a VPN service · BIND_VPN_SERVICE
• Pair with Bluetooth devices without asking you to confirmallow Bluetooth pairing by Application · BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED
• 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
• Erase data saved by other apps on your phonedelete other apps' data · CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA
• Uninstall other apps from your phone without asking youdelete apps · DELETE_PACKAGES
• Run a special manufacturer test mode with full access to device hardwarerun in factory test mode · FACTORY_TEST
• Press keys and tap controls on your behalf, including inside other appspress keys and control buttons · INJECT_EVENTS
• Add a new or fake location source that can change the location other apps seepermission to install a location provider · INSTALL_LOCATION_PROVIDER
• Show system-level windows meant only for Android's own interface; not for normal appsdisplay unauthorized windows · INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
• Open and manage documents and files from any storage provider; normally only system appsmanage document storage · MANAGE_DOCUMENTS
• 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
• Ask your messaging app to send a quick text reply to an incoming callsend respond-via-message events · SEND_RESPOND_VIA_MESSAGE
• 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
• Feed fake locations to your phone, which other apps may then believemock location sources for testing · ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION
• 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 phone-wide settings like the display language or overall text sizechange system display settings · CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
• 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
• Delete other apps' cached files to free space, which can make them load slowerdelete all app cache data · CLEAR_APP_CACHE
• 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 change device details that are sent during system check-insaccess checkin properties · ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES
• Decide which apps are allowed to use which home-screen widgetschoose widgets · BIND_APPWIDGET
• Send messages to device admin apps that manage your phone; normally only the system does thisinteract with a device admin · BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN
• 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
• Clear temporary cached files saved by other appsdelete other apps' caches · DELETE_CACHE_FILES
• Turn your device on or offpower device on or off · DEVICE_POWER
• Control the phone's hardware parts directly, for hardware testingtest hardware · HARDWARE_TEST
• Control music or video playing in other apps and see what is playingcontrol media playback and metadata access · MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL
• Restart your phone at any timeforce device reboot · REBOOT
• Change the time on your phone's clockset time · SET_TIME
• 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 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
• Pull down or close the notification panel at the top of your screenexpand/collapse status bar · EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
• 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
• force background apps to closeGoogle Play label
• modify global animation speedGoogle Play label
• enable app debuggingGoogle Play label
• set preferred appsGoogle Play label
• limit number of running processesGoogle Play label
• Change your phone's home screen or lock screen wallpaperset wallpaper · SET_WALLPAPER
• send Linux signals to appsGoogle Play label
• Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
• Add new words to your keyboard's personal dictionaryadd words to user-defined dictionary · WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
• Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
• access SurfaceFlingerGoogle Play label
• bind to a dream serviceGoogle Play label
• bind to an input methodGoogle Play label
• bind to NFC serviceGoogle Play label
• Connect directly to printing services on your device; normally only the system does thisbind to a print service · BIND_PRINT_SERVICE
• bind to a widget serviceGoogle Play label
• bind to a text serviceGoogle Play label
• bind to a TV inputGoogle Play label
• Connect to the voice assistant service on your device; normally only the system does thisbind to a voice interactor · BIND_VOICE_INTERACTION
• Provide a live wallpaper that the system can show on your screenbind to a wallpaper · BIND_WALLPAPER
• permanently disable deviceGoogle Play label
• send SMS-received broadcastGoogle Play label
• send WAP-PUSH-received broadcastGoogle Play label
• control location update notificationsGoogle Play label
• read/write to resources owned by diagGoogle Play label
• force app to closeGoogle Play label
• get current app infoGoogle Play label
• manage app tokensGoogle Play label
• reset system to factory defaultsGoogle Play label
• record what you type and actions you takeGoogle Play label
• See sync history for your accounts, such as when and how much data syncedread sync statistics · READ_SYNC_STATS
• monitor and control all app launchingGoogle Play label
• Rotate your screen or lock it in portrait or landscape modechange screen orientation · SET_ORIENTATION
• change pointer speedGoogle Play label
• Set how your wallpaper is sized on screenadjust your wallpaper size · SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS
• See which online feeds your accounts are currently syncingread subscribed feeds · SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ
• Use your phone's infrared transmitter to control TVs and other devicestransmit infrared · TRANSMIT_IR
• Change the battery usage records your device keeps; not meant for normal appsmodify battery statistics · UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS