[SLoC]

I just want to post about the recent update to the Tunewiki App. As you can see here The customer reviews are all complaining about the app having access to a lot of information that is not needed to run the app. And the developer has not stated anything here in the forums or on the app in the market place about why they need all this information. The following was copied and pasted from the Tunewiki app description located in the Android marketplace...

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This application has access to the following:

Hardware controls
record audio

Allows application to access the audio record path.

change your audio settings

Allows application to modify global audio settings such as volume and routing.

Your location
coarse (network-based) location

Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate device location, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine approximately where you are.

fine (GPS) location

Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the device, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.

Your messages
read SMS or MMS

Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.

Network communication
full Internet access

Allows an application to create network sockets.

create Bluetooth connections

Allows an application to view configuration of the local Bluetooth device, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.

Your personal information
read sensitive log data

Allows an application to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the device, potentially including personal or private information.

Phone calls
read phone state and identity

Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.

Storage
modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete SD card contents

Allows an application to write to the USB storage. Allows an application to write to the SD card.

System tools
prevent device from sleeping

Allows an application to prevent the device from going to sleep.

bluetooth administration

Allows an application to configure the local Bluetooth device, and to discover and pair with remote devices.

retrieve running applications

Allows application to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. May allow malicious applications to discover private information about other applications.

modify global system settings

Allows an application to modify the system's settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your system's configuration.


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Network communication
view network state

Allows an application to view the state of all networks.

view Wi-Fi state

Allows an application to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.

receive data from Internet

Allows the applications to accept cloud to device messages sent by the application's service. Using this service will incur data usage. Malicious applications may cause excess data usage.

System tools
send sticky broadcast

Allows an application to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Malicious applications can make the device slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory.

So can a moderator please verify why the permissions are the way they are, and try to help bring the community back to using Tunewikis phone app once again. Because since this last update there are many users that are upset and wish to not use this app anymore. From what I have read the main reason for the uprising is because of the SMS and MMS part of the permissions.

[LedRobster]

SLoC, on 15 January 2012 - 05:42 PM, said:

I just want to post about the recent update to the Tunewiki App. As you can see here The customer reviews are all complaining about the app having access to a lot of information that is not needed to run the app. And the developer has not stated anything here in the forums or on the app in the market place about why they need all this information. The following was copied and pasted from the Tunewiki app description located in the Android marketplace...




So can a moderator please verify why the permissions are the way they are, and try to help bring the community back to using Tunewikis phone app once again. Because since this last update there are many users that are upset and wish to not use this app anymore. From what I have read the main reason for the uprising is because of the SMS and MMS part of the permissions.

I am working on gathering more info on this new permission. I'll post up a detailed run down when I have all the info. Be assured, there's no nefarious plan to read your text messages. =)

[LedRobster]

SLoC, on 15 January 2012 - 05:42 PM, said:

I just want to post about the recent update to the Tunewiki App. As you can see here The customer reviews are all complaining about the app having access to a lot of information that is not needed to run the app. And the developer has not stated anything here in the forums or on the app in the market place about why they need all this information. The following was copied and pasted from the Tunewiki app description located in the Android marketplace...




So can a moderator please verify why the permissions are the way they are, and try to help bring the community back to using Tunewikis phone app once again. Because since this last update there are many users that are upset and wish to not use this app anymore. From what I have read the main reason for the uprising is because of the SMS and MMS part of the permissions.

Alright, I chased down all the info on this. In the newest update we've added the ability to play content from MMS messages directly in TuneWiki. This required the app to have access to the SMS/MMS system. The only time TuneWiki accesses the messaging system is when a user asks it to play content from a message.

Due to the overwhelming user response to this new feature, we will be removing it. We working on getting the change into a hotfix we already planned. The hotfix should be out in a week or so and will removed the MMS feature and the permissions to access SMS/MMS.

If you have any other questions let me know.

[SLoC]

Thanks for the reply, Im sure the community at large appreciates the explanation about the issue. If possible in the future could Tunewiki post notes here in the forums about any updates in the future. Just an idea to help avoid confusion in the future. Thanks again for the information and quick response.