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> teams doesn't have any special permissions Is that really true though? Scrolling through the permission list on teams, there's a whole bunch I don't usually
by gotbeans 5y ago
> teams doesn't have any special permissions
Is that really true though?
Scrolling through the permission list on teams, there's a whole bunch I don't usually expect on most apps, ie. "Route calls through the system" (id imagine this is the one needed to implement voip service on top of android).
And it gets even worse for apps that can create corporate profiles so they can be administratively controlled remotely by the corp. That's next level of permission bs one has to give up to.
- laumars 5y agoI do get your point that they’re uncommon requirements but my point was Teams doesn’t any uniquely granted permissions that Google have backdoored for Microsoft. So it is entirely possible that another app / VoIP client (or even malicious actor) could prevent emergency calls.
- rekoil 5y agoThis is what I am reading also. Couple that with another similar and recent bug discussed in the reddit thread this links to (https://www.androidpolice.com/notifications-feeling-sluggish-this-popular-android-game-may-be-to-blame/ https://www.androidpolice.com/notifications-feeling-sluggish...) and I'm starting to wonder if there isn't a whole host of unnoticed side effects in peoples Android devices. These are failures on the Android level, apps users can download from the store shouldn't have the capability to break things like calling emergency services, or notifications for other apps.
- mavhc 5y agoAnd that's not a standard permission, have to go to All Permissions to see it, and I don't see a way to remove that permission, or find all apps that have it