Acess Lock and Rescinding App Permissions

[KPMcClave]

We've discussed before that Keep Awake and Location are the primary permissions to block with Acess Lock. There are quite a few apps that have those permissions active that simply do not need them. Why does ES File Explorer need to know my Location for what it does?

As a group we've worked through a lot of the whittling down for battery saving and smooth use of the G4 over the past few months. I'm now circling back to some things to see if I can't tighten things up even more.

So, what are some of the other permsissions we should perhaps disable by default (unless they are very obviously needed)? What does the WiFi Change (or Bluetooth Change) permission do? Or, more to the point, what potentially happens if I disable that permission?

I figure there aren't a lot of things beyond Keep Awake and Location that are big battery eaters, but what say ye?

 

[Allen Brandt]

I've killed most of the "read contacts" or SMS messages, mostly from a privacy and creepiness factor. Why, for example, does Amazon think it should have access to my contacts?

Does anyone know what 'Boot completed' does?

 

[anon(782252)]

The WiFi and Bluetooth permissions could allow the app to control and gather information about those connections, as best I understand it. I block those whenever I can unless I think the app absolutely needs it.

 

[anon(782252)]

I've killed most of the "read contacts" or SMS messages, mostly from a privacy and creepiness factor. Why, for example, does Amazon think it should have access to my contacts?

Does anyone know what 'Boot completed' does?

I think boot completed allows the app to start or run a process once the phone is booted up.

 

[KPMcClave]

The WiFi and Bluetooth permissions could allow the app to control and gather information about those connections, as best I understand it. I block those whenever I can unless I think the app absolutely needs it.

Yeah, I have some blocked and others I left alone because I just wasn't sure. I will leave my router's actual app with access and nuke the rest.

 

[KPMcClave]

I think boot completed allows the app to start or run a process once the phone is booted up.

Yes, that's what I figured as well. In the cases where I saw that permission, I don't recall rescinding it. So, I guess it was apps I want starting at boot.

 

[anon(782252)]

I'm tempted to go back to using Xprivacy now that Xposed is running well. Then you really have some control over permissions.

 

[Parasol]

How about if there is an app can solve the permission problem?
Try my new app here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/be...y-advisor-permission-manager.html#post4657522
and give me some expert feedback please~Thx

 

[anon(782252)]

How about if there is an app can solve the permission problem?
Try my new app here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/be...y-advisor-permission-manager.html#post4657522
and give me some expert feedback please~Thx

It looks promising but I won't try it until it's open source.

 

[Parasol]

It looks promising but I won't try it until it's open source.

can i ask why you need it's open source? thanks

 

[Funky Diver]

can i ask why you need it's open source? thanks

Would you trust a closed app that interrogated your security settings without any kind of assurances of what's inside and what it's going to do?

 

[anon(782252)]

Would you trust a closed app that interrogated your security settings without any kind of assurances of what's inside and what it's going to do?

Yep, this x 1,000

 

[Funky Diver]

Off topic slightly, but not essentially. Is there a decent link to implementing XPosed?

 

[anon(782252)]

Off topic slightly, but not essentially. Is there a decent link to implementing XPosed?

What carrier are you on? If T-Mobile or the H815 international, you can unlock the boot loader and flash in TWRP. If it's any other variety, you would need to flash with FlashFire.

I'll BRB with the link to XDA.

Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3181593

 

[Funky Diver]

Cheers. Manufacturer unlocked H815 in the UK so should be golden. Time for some reading

 

[Parasol]

that's the case so far:
1. if the OS lower than 6.0: all the apps get permissions as default, such as contacts and location. Parasol just helps users to close those suspected risky permissions, it won't provoke any other problem.
2. if you still think it's untrustworthy, you can just disable the "Smart Setup" feature (supports Andorid M only), which is automatically setting permissions for users. then u can only check what kind of permission is required by a specific app, meanwhile, u can modify permission settings manually.