This functionality is used to display a list of recently used contacts when you are composing a new message from a share action.Īllows Signal to determine your phone number and Device ID. Read more about insecure communication being removed here. Read more about SMS removal here.Īllowed call handling for both insecure and private calls. You can now export your existing SMS messages to another SMS/MMS app, and these permissions allow that database to be written to. In order to do this, it needed to be able to send and receive text messages (both SMS and MMS). Signal was capable of functioning as a complete replacement to your phone’s stock messaging application. Also used to support an account transfer through Wi-Fi direct. Read calendar events plus confidential informationĪdd or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledgeĬalendar permissions will allow you to share your calendar events in messages to your friends.Īccess to your contacts lets Signal associate incoming phone numbers with names and display contact information when you are selecting who to compose a message to.Īllows you to share your current location in messages with your friends. Signal can add new phone numbers to existing contacts and create brand new contacts as well. These accounts can be viewed in the Accounts section of your Android System Settings.Īccess to your contact cards allows Signal to associate your phone number with your name.
This is one of many reasons that we are committed to Open Source it helps to ensure that careful scrutiny is possible. The code has been audited both by third-party security firms and individual researchers. Signal is fully open source and always will be. Signal requests permissions to enable certain features, such as sharing a photo or displaying your contacts. You can verify how these permissions are used by looking through the source code.
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