My Verizon Mobile App-Crazy Permissions

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baz6

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• Apr 9, 2014

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Curious if anyone here uses this app. And if you do, I'd suggest you strongly reconsider.

The newest update is asking for camera permissions to take pictures or video. There are also reports in the reviews of this app asking for superuser permissions when placing a call!

I personally think it's a load of crap for an app like that to have those type of permissions! I mean, the whole permissions of that app overall are over the top to me.



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Last edited: Apr 9, 2014

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feom

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• Apr 9, 2014

• #2

Uninstalled

baz6 said:

Curious if anyone here uses this app. And if you do, I'd suggest you strongly reconsider.

The newest update is asking for camera permissions to take pictures or video. There are also reports in the reviews of this app asking for superuser permissions when placing a call!

I personally think it's a load of crap for an app like that to have those type of permissions! I mean, the whole permissions of that app overall are over the top to me.

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Installed it yesterday, I'm not generally worried about permissions, but when it asked for root rights after a reboot, I denied it and uninstalled.

 

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baz6

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feom said:

Installed it yesterday, I'm not generally worried about permissions, but when it asked for root rights after a reboot, I denied it and uninstalled.

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Yeah, seems you'd be flagged as a rooted device with either a yes or no answer to the su request. No good in my book!



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IamPro

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• Apr 10, 2014

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I hear solution is to hold power, toggle airplane mode then allow or deny (don't think it matters at this point) then uninstall and never install ever again :victory:

 

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ogrekane313

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• Apr 11, 2014

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so weird it asked me for root tonight too

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zathus

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• Apr 11, 2014

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I have an updated yet, but the description in the Play Store does not address root access. It addresses the new permissions but not root very very sneaky

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scram99

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Beach Haven

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• Apr 13, 2014

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Not really sneaky... look in settings/about phone/status... **root status**. They know and don't care. They're more worried about the other 99% of non rooted folks forking over countless millions of dead presidents...

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baz6

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• Apr 13, 2014

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scram99 said:

They know and don't care.

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I must respectfully disagree. If they didn't care, what would they have that check in this app?


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baz6

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• Apr 13, 2014

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An interesting read here about exactly what the root check does, and it is sent back to Verizon.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51785796
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StealthMode

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• Apr 14, 2014

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I accidentally hit grant when it popped up... fml

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zathus

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• Apr 15, 2014

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StealthMode said:

I accidentally hit grant when it popped up... fml

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Oh no.. anything happen?

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StealthMode

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• Apr 15, 2014

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Nothing. I panicked, very slowly, scientist turned airplane mode on, realized damage was done, turned it back off, force stopped it, uninstalled the updates, let it update, and made for sure I blocked it when it asked for root again. Haha so pointless looking back now.. I'm now showing rooted 4.4 to vzw now on a leaked ota. My warranty is probably void lol

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