Permissions

Privacy Cell uses the following permissions.

Read phone status and identity
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE

Required to determine which protocols are being used by the cell phone network.

Read phone numbers
android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS

Required to display the cell network name and phone number of the SIM card.

Show notifications
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS

Allows Privacy Cell to display a realtime monitoring notification icon in the status bar.

Run foreground service
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

Allows Privacy Cell to update the realtime monitoring notification icon when the app is not in the foreground.

Foreground service special use
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE

Specifies the type of foreground service. Special Use is for services that don’t fit into any of the standard categories.

Run at startup
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

Allows Privacy Cell to enable the realtime monitoring service when the phone boots.

Dynamic receiver not exported
com.stoutner.privacycell.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Automatically added to all apps targeting API >= 33 (Android >= 13) to prevent other apps from connecting to dynamic receivers without explicit permission.

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