Hi! I have a question.
Does Google Android collect information about what I'm doing in my phone? I know when I enable location from settings Google track me, but I want to know if they collect information about what I do in my phone. For example: writings sms, write a text in memento, make a phone call, and other things like that. Thanks. :good:
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Hello all,
This is my first post here.
Id like to start by thanking everybody on this site for the volumes of info. You guys rock!
Q: why do strange apps have full permissions?
I have learned so much from everyone here since addopting android. I've recently rooted my thunderbolt and i've been looking at alot of the system info. There is alot of stuff that seems quite questionable (and slightly shady). For example there is a widget running in the background constantly called htc clock widget. This has prettymuch every system permission, and i have no idea why. Also checkin services has the same permissions. I've tried to research both apps extensively but i can barely find any info, every one seems to have questions, but no answers. I might be paranoid, but if something is going to have access to that much info i'd like to know why it needs it. Actually the only info i could find on the subject was through "bing" which seems sort of strange to me. If anyone has any info regarding this, i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you in advance
Well if you think HTC is stealing your info from the clock widget you are very paranoid about technology lol. What permissions worry you about it. Need to be more detailed than "every permission. "
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Well i dont know how to copy from the app info so ill summarize.
Both clock widget (not the clock mind you), and checkin service have as follows
Messages: read attachments, edit sms and mms, read sms and mms, recieve sms and mms
Location: course and fine
Personal info: calender events, read write browser history and bookmarks
Network: create bluetooth connections, full internet access
Your accounts: google mail, manage account list, use credentials
Storage: modify sd contents
Phone calls: modify phone state, read phone state identity
System tools: bluetooth, change network connectivity, change wifi state, change wimax state, modify global system settings, prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running apps, set time zone, write access point name, write sync settings
Well thats what the widgets got, seems like alot to me. Htc checkin service i have read about and i guess its googles way of recieving anonymous user data. And i guess you can disable it in the build.prop. Any ideas?
How do you figure the time stamps get in your messages, files, etc...? Something has to relay the time to the apps so it's correct.
Hi !
I have a question. In Google Privacy Policy there is:
When you use our services or view content provided by Google, we may automatically collect and store certain
information in server logs. This may include:
(...)
telephony log information like your phone number, calling-party number, forwarding numbers, time and date of calls,
duration of calls, SMS routing information and types of calls.
Let's assume that I have got a phone with Android connected to a Google account. Does Google collect information
about my calls (outgoing or incoming) or SMS/MMS ? In Privacy Policy it's stated that it "may" collect, but that
doesn't mean that it actually does. Maybe Google collects that data only if someone is using Google Voice or
Google Talk, and data about "normal" (GSM/CDMA/3G) connections/SMS/MMS aren't collected.
Lodverider
I'm after the advice of someone who knows about Android permissions and security.
I'd like to make use of this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faradayinstitute&hl=en
That requires these permissions:
This app has access to these permissions:
Your messages
receive text messages (SMS)
Network communication
full network access
view network connections
view Wi-Fi connections
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone
record audio
Your social information
read your contacts
modify your contacts
read call log
write call log
Your accounts
find accounts on the device
System tools
send sticky broadcast
test access to protected storage
Affects battery
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
Your applications information
run at startup
Audio settings
change your audio settings
But isn't that list of permissions completely OTT? I expressed my concerns to them and received the following reply:
I am writing to update you with regards to your enquiry about the Faraday App. I have been in touch with our developers and they have informed me that although this is a long list it is quite common with Android. They are currently working to see if they can reduce the list, however, there is nothing to worry about since you know the origin of there App, The Faraday Institute, and therefore can easily determine whether you wish to allow access (if it is a source you trust/is reputable etc..). The reason they need access to some parts is simply to add their details to your phone, (access your phone book for example is only to add The Faraday to your contacts).
I hope this answers your query for now. I will update you when I receive more information from the developers. Please feel free to contact me if you require further assistance.
I'm no expert but it doesn't really seem satisfactory - or am I worrying necessarily?
Ergates said:
I'm after the advice of someone who knows about Android permissions and security.
I'd like to make use of this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faradayinstitute&hl=en
That requires these permissions:
This app has access to these permissions:
Your messages
receive text messages (SMS)
Network communication
full network access
view network connections
view Wi-Fi connections
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone
record audio
Your social information
read your contacts
modify your contacts
read call log
write call log
Your accounts
find accounts on the device
System tools
send sticky broadcast
test access to protected storage
Affects battery
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
Your applications information
run at startup
Audio settings
change your audio settings
But isn't that list of permissions completely OTT? I expressed my concerns to them and received the following reply:
I am writing to update you with regards to your enquiry about the Faraday App. I have been in touch with our developers and they have informed me that although this is a long list it is quite common with Android. They are currently working to see if they can reduce the list, however, there is nothing to worry about since you know the origin of there App, The Faraday Institute, and therefore can easily determine whether you wish to allow access (if it is a source you trust/is reputable etc..). The reason they need access to some parts is simply to add their details to your phone, (access your phone book for example is only to add The Faraday to your contacts).
I hope this answers your query for now. I will update you when I receive more information from the developers. Please feel free to contact me if you require further assistance.
I'm no expert but it doesn't really seem satisfactory - or am I worrying necessarily?
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what kind of app is it? (currently unable to access playstore)
mjz2cool said:
what kind of app is it? (currently unable to access playstore)
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Just a "news" app. Here's the description:
The official application of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Access news, leading stories of the day, educational resources, and much more, from the institute that is leading research in the understanding of the relation between science and religion.
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And once more for luck!
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And once more for luck!
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Any views?
Hello everyone. Few days ago my new WP app has been posted in Windows Market. And now I have to ask you, could you help test it? Search in market: SendMe
You can easy send and receive messages. Also you can easy copy text to clipboard. For example: You need to text really BIG URL-address, here you can easy do it, just click on message.
App will have a lot of changes, so this is just beginning.
I'm really curious: what the reason and purpose of the app? There are SMS, emails, bunch of different messengers on the platform to "send and receive messages"... Why do you think anyone will install it?
Use device network services, music, media items currently playing, any of sensors, acces browser, send push notiifications, use data stored on external storage device (sd card? ).
Hey everyone, I wanted to get more information on how to create User Login in an app, say I wanted my users to login with there google or Facebook account and me able to upload photos, where would the accounts and photos be stored?
I know obviously on my own servers but could anyone point in the right direction more reading material would be great.
I'm just starting out in Android Dev, I'd like to get more information in creating these types of applications, thanks for your help. Appreciate it.
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Hey everyone, I wanted to get more information on how to create User Login in an app, say I wanted my users to login with there google or Facebook account and me able to upload photos, where would the accounts and photos be stored?
I know obviously on my own servers but could anyone point in the right direction more reading material would be great.
I'm just starting out in Android Dev, I'd like to get more information in creating these types of applications, thanks for your help. Appreciate it.
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Their are a few ways to look at it.
1: How is the login suppose to function?
2: Client side or Server side?
3: The main login files are normally stored sever side.
4: What programming language and or crm are you using?
5: What ever your using for the base operation login would be where you will seek the help for that enviroment.
6: If you are logging in to anything.. Then you would go through a program you made or a web page viewed.
7: Are you trying to Api through apps to jack the login information to login to multiple places? Or one place?
8: Your question is good ,but you need to specify exactly what you want to do ,and the outcome.
9: Are you programing an apk app?
10: Are you making a ROM or ?
11: If you want a user to fly across from Google or Facebook then you would basically intercept the Api of the login and act as if your the actual program. That type of thing is Api related.
12: Every program has it's own programming and api calls and functions... Also special folders Vendor specific.....
Sorta like hacking the vendors api...
That would evolve into security protocols being tampered with. That's why they don't give out that information. But you could sniff the packets via a computer and send and receive responses and also do some reverse engineering on the Api.
Deep level stuff.
Not something people will just answer.
The answer is in the question please tell us from beginning to end what it is you want to accomplish.