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That's interesting, because when I've got my Xiaomi Mi3 I've compared it with my Samsung Galaxy Tab. Mi3 was rooted, had almost no crapware and allowed me to pi

That's interesting, because when I've got my Xiaomi Mi3 I've compared it with my Samsung Galaxy Tab. Mi3 was rooted, had almost no crapware and allowed me to pick what permissions app gets. On the other hand Tab required Samsung Account and rooting it voided guarantee. Mi Band vibrates on incoming connection, sms and apps so maybe that's why it requires permissions to phone, sms and notifications.

cptskippy 10y ago
Take a look at the permissions required by the official "Mi Fit" app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.hm.health&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.hm....) vs the indie "Tools & Mi Band" app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak...). The official app has more features admittedly, but nothing that justifies the level of permissions it asks for. At most it should need access to the camera/photos to allow you to set a profile photo, and full network access to create/sync your account data to the "cloud". Nothing that the official app does justifies the following permissions it asks for: Device & app history retrieve running apps read sensitive log data Identity find accounts on the device Location approximate location (network-based) precise location (GPS and network-based) SMS receive text messages (SMS) Phone directly call phone numbers Photos/Media/Files access USB storage filesystem Wi-Fi connection information view Wi-Fi connections Other view network connections connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi read Google service configuration draw over other apps control flashlight reorder running apps modify system settings
- keverets 10y ago
  Even better is Gadgetbridge (available on F-droid): https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge It's not as slick as the official app, but requires much less in the way of permissions and is more flexible.

cptskippy 10y ago

Take a look at the permissions required by the official "Mi Fit" app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.hm.health&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.hm....) vs the indie "Tools & Mi Band" app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak...). The official app has more features admittedly, but nothing that justifies the level of permissions it asks for. At most it should need access to the camera/photos to allow you to set a profile photo, and full network access to create/sync your account data to the "cloud". Nothing that the official app does justifies the following permissions it asks for: Device & app history retrieve running apps read sensitive log data Identity find accounts on the device Location approximate location (network-based) precise location (GPS and network-based) SMS receive text messages (SMS) Phone directly call phone numbers Photos/Media/Files access USB storage filesystem Wi-Fi connection information view Wi-Fi connections Other view network connections connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi read Google service configuration draw over other apps control flashlight reorder running apps modify system settings

keverets 10y ago
Even better is Gadgetbridge (available on F-droid): https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge It's not as slick as the official app, but requires much less in the way of permissions and is more flexible.