Identity
To open the Google Maps view, it is necessary to have this permission. Google Maps is solely used to open a location attachment.
Contacts & Calendar
This permission is used to send an invitation via text message (SMS) or e-mail as well as v-card attachments. All data remains on your device and is not transferred to our servers.
Location:
Your location is needed only when using the „Nearby“- Mode or sending a location as attachment. Your data is of course end-to-end encrypted, also in nearby mode.
Photos / Media / Files
This permission is used to manage your message attachments (e.g. images, videos, audio). Furthermore the permission is required to access images for your personal avatar upload.
Camera / Microphone
Your camera is switched on in case you want to scan a QR code to pair with a friend or send an image attachment directly taken from the camera.
Wi-Fi connection information
This permission is used for communication via Wi-Fi or cellular networks. Moreover, it regulates up- and download limits in case the user has modified this setting.
USB Storage
To save and manage all sent and received attachments from our messaging app on a SD card.
Find accounts on device / read Google service configuration
This permission allows to send and display push notifications.
Control vibration
Used for incoming push notifications
Prevent phone from sleeping
Prevents the phone / tablet from sleeping when driven in nearby mode