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Android Central Question Recently I went through Apps on my phone, trying to restrict the number that have access to private information unnecessary.
I later found that Gallery will not run at all when you have access to Contacts and Calendar disabled.
Why?
I can't see why a simple picture viewing App needs any access to private information except company's desire to collect as much information as possible for advertising purposes.
Depends. What gallery app is this? Every phone manufacturer bundles a different one.
If this is Samsung, the Samsung Gallery app has the Stories, Timeline and auto-tag features. Basically it matches the pictures you take to dates, so it automatically creates those stories and suggests tags among your friends for it.