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This is more of an Android permission management issue than a Signal app issue. If you use Android 6 (Marshmallow) or above, you should be able to grant only th
by newscracker 10y ago
This is more of an Android permission management issue than a Signal app issue. If you use Android 6 (Marshmallow) or above, you should be able to grant only the permissions you're comfortable with granting to the app. For older versions of Android, there are apps that allow you to restrict the permissions granted to apps (I don't have first hand experience, but look for "app permission manager").
- DrScump 10y agoYes, and that's a much better mechanism. The question is: what does Signal do if it seeks an inappropriate permission and is denied? For example: Gallery, which is the default picture viewer on the Samsung GS5, at least. They updated it to demand several unnecessary permissions, such as for your Calendar. Clicking on an image (invoking Gallery, in its most basic instance) results in a prompt, "Allow Gallery to access your calendar?" If you Deny Calendar access, it exits, or crashes.