Android Permissions
Permissions used by the MMGuardian application are as follows
Permission Requested | Description |
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Make and Manage Phone Calls | Required for Call Block and to correctly identify the child's phone (part of registration and the SMS commands functionality). The app does not initiate any phone calls from within the application. |
Location | This is needed to provide the Locate and Track function |
Send and View SMS Messages | Required for SMS Reports function. The application may also initiate sending of SMS text messages to the admin phone, as part of the SMS commands functionality, and to provide alerts and reports to the admin phone. |
Contacts | Required for the Call Block function and used also for Call and SMS Reports |
Photos, Media and Files | Required for the Inappropriate Image detection function |
Camera | Required for the Inappropriate Image detection function |
Draw Over Other Apps | Necessary for the Lock function on some versions of Android |