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 What are the Android permissions necessary for Adaptive Defense and Endpoint Protection products to work?

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The Android protection provided by Endpoint Protection products and Adaptive Defense products requires a number of permissions on the devices to protect to work properly. These permissions vary and are requested at different times based on the Android version installed on the device.

  • Versions prior to Android 6: During install
  • Android 6 and later versions: At first run

Requested permissions and product features that use them:

Versions prior to Android 6

The protection will request the following permissions during install:

PermissionFunctionality
LocationGet the device location for the antitheft protection
CameraTheft alerts, Snap the thief feature
External storage/Photos, media, filesAccess the device's external storage to search for malware
PhoneMonitor mobile network connections to update the protection via WiFi only or take actions when connectivity is re-established.
Identity / ContactsPush notifications
Draw over other appsSnap the thief
Device and app historyList of all installed apps for scanning purposes
WiFi connection informationAccess the device's WiFi connection information
Device ID & call informationAccess the device ID

Android 6 and later versions

The protection will request the following permissions at first run:

PermissionFunctionality
LocationGet the device location for the antitheft protection
CameraTheft alerts, Snap the thief feature
External storage/Photos, media, filesAccess the device's external storage to search for malware
PhoneMonitor mobile network connections to update the protection via WiFi only or take actions when connectivity is re-established
Identity/ContactsPush notifications