• Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the device. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed..
• Allows the app to perform operations like adding and removing accounts, and deleting their password..
• Allows the app to use the account authenticator capabilities of the AccountManager, including creating accounts and getting and setting their passwords..
• Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your device, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge..
• Allows the app to get your approximate location. This location is derived by location services using network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine approximately where you are..
• Allows the app to get your precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) or network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power..
• Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices..
• Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected..
• Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet..
• Allows the app to access the download manager and to use it to download files. Malicious apps can use this to disrupt downloads and access private information..
• Allows the app to download files through the download manager without any notification being shown to the user..
• Allows apps to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app's service. Using this service will incur data usage. Malicious apps could cause excess data usage..
• Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call..
• Allows the app to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive use may make the device slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory..
• Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your device. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode..
• Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account..
• Allows an app to read the sync stats for an account, including the history of sync events and how much data is synced..
• Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the device and allow the app to slow down the overall device by always running..