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Delaney

  • 19 days ago
  • Joined Apr 23, 2023
  • graphene32942

    I am having a similar problem with a banking app in a user profile that will not start or stop working unless you grant "phone ID" permission, stating that it will never make a call by itself, but needs this to sort of tie the app to your phone. If you allow the app to have this "phone ID" permission, in the phone settings the banking app shows "network", "sensors" and "phone" among the permissions granted, i.e. is doesn't say "phone ID" permission and that "phone" permits to start and manage calls.

    Now like @graphene32942 I am asking myself what the banking app is able to see because of this permission. I read that it should be the phone number or phone numbers (if you have a second one installed), according to @Delaney. I already don't like that too much, because I have other banking apps, that don't want this permission. But on the other hand my bank already has the mobile phone number anyway.

    This brings me to the question what else the app can do with this "phone" permission. Is it able to see the IMEIs e.g.? The banking app I am talking about here also needs Google Play Services installed, i.e. not only while setting up the banking app, but to keep it running. So I am not so happy with this app as you might imagine.

    Has anybody any idea or can s.o. from Graphene OS team please answer this question, what "phone" permission exactely allows an app to do and to see?