I'm confused. Even apps without internet access collect data

NewUser

I downloaded Emerald dialer from F-droid. The app has no access to internet. But when I launched the dialer, here is the welcome message:

"Emerald Dialer uses data provided by the user (contacts and call log data) only to provide features required for proper functioning of the application.
Emerald doesn't share your data and results of its processing with the application developer(s) and other third parties".
I found similar messages with other offline apps in the past. For instance Icon Torch - Flashlight (Play Store), a small application without internet access but...
Did I miss something?

missing-root

NewUser if an app tells you exactly what data they collect it is probably very fine.

Sorry but the question was really ... uninformed?

Its a message, because they expect to have internet working. Thats it. They dont have a message "oops no internet, no collected data" and also the fact that such a message appears has NOTHING to do with the fact that they actually collect it or not.

Opt in, opt out, etc.

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The app says it is not collecting data. Only accessing data in local to provide app functionalities

NewUser

cdflasdkesalkjfkdfkjsdajfd Thank you, but the following apps makes it clearer in it's privacy policy. The developer says "I collect data such as your IP address...."

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.irk.ang.balsan.shortcutled

NewUser

missing-root thank you

bookreader

I think a piece of context would be helpful here; upstream AOSP does NOT prompt you for network permissions. Because of g's business model being based predominantly on advertising revenue, which requires an internet connection, they like to make it NORMAL for everything to access the internet, whether the application informs you of this or not. There is no way to opt out or deny network access, which is probably the MOST security critical permission that exists!

Most 3rd party software developers are aware of this behavior and therefore may take the added step of informing you that there is no data being collected, since you wouldn't necessarily know that its not even possible for them to collect data.

Its a grapheneos feature that new software installs prompt you whether or not to allow network access.

missing-root

additionally: the permissions an app has, are different from the permissions you grant it.

For example "internet access" includes wifi, cell data, and also search afaik. There are other permissions that are very granular, and in the permission multiple ones are grouped.

So an app uses permission A1, A3 and A4, while you grant it "A" and don't you what exactly the app will use.

It is probably a way between usability/details. Too many permissions may be difficult? I would still appreciate them

missing-root

Again, cant edit: it seems the adapter is not a DAC so it cannot be used with analog headphones.