diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index d8d6d96a629be..21efe4eae1293 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -458,23 +458,23 @@
reroute outgoing calls
- Allows the app to process
- outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. This permission allows
- the app to monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls.
+ Allows the app to
+ process outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. Malicious
+ apps may monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls.
receive text messages (SMS)
- Allows the app to receive and process SMS
- messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your
- device without showing them to you.
+ Allows the app to receive
+ and process SMS messages. Malicious apps may monitor
+ your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
receive text messages (MMS)
- Allows the app to receive and process MMS
- messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your
- device without showing them to you.
+ Allows the app to receive
+ and process MMS messages. Malicious apps may monitor
+ your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
receive emergency broadcasts
@@ -495,27 +495,27 @@
send SMS messages
- Allows the app to send SMS messages.
- This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by
- sending messages without your confirmation.
+ Allows the app to send SMS
+ messages. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending
+ messages without your confirmation.
send SMS messages with no confirmation
Allows the app to send SMS
- messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost
- you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
+ messages. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending
+ messages without your confirmation.
read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
- Allows the app to read SMS
- messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. This allows the app to read all
- SMS messages, regardless of content or confidentiality.
+ Allows the app to read
+ SMS messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. Malicious apps
+ may read your confidential messages.
- Allows the app to read SMS
- messages stored on your phone or SIM card. This allows the app to read all
- SMS messages, regardless of content or confidentiality.
+ Allows the app to read
+ SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. Malicious apps
+ may read your confidential messages.
edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
@@ -531,30 +531,30 @@
receive text messages (WAP)
- Allows the app to receive and process
- WAP messages. This permission includes the ability to monitor or delete
- messages sent to you without showing them to you.
+ Allows the app to receive
+ and process WAP messages. Malicious apps may monitor
+ your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
retrieve running apps
-
- Allows the app to retrieve information
- about currently and recently running tasks. This may allow the app to
- discover information about which applications are used on the device.
+ Allows the app to retrieve
+ information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may
+ discover private information about other apps.
retrieve details of running apps
Allows the app to retrieve
- detailed information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may
+ detailed information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may
discover private information about other apps.
reorder running apps
- Allows the app to move tasks to the
- foreground and background. The app may do this without your input.
+ Allows the app to move
+ tasks to the foreground and background. Malicious apps may force
+ themselves to the front without your control.
stop running apps
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@
close other apps
- Allows the app to end
- background processes of other apps. This may cause other apps to stop
- running.
+ Allows the app to
+ kill background processes of other apps, even if memory
+ isn\'t low.
force stop other apps
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
modify battery statistics
- Allows the app to modify
+ Allows the app to modify
collected battery statistics. Not for use by normal apps.
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@
draw over other apps
- Allows the app to show system
- alert windows. Some alert windows may take over the entire screen.
-
+ Allows the app to
+ show system alert windows. Malicious apps may take over the
+ entire screen.
modify global animation speed
@@ -819,8 +819,9 @@
make app always run
- Allows the app to make parts of itself persistent in memory. This can limit memory available to other apps slowing down the tablet.
- Allows the app to make parts of itself persistent in memory. This can limit memory available to other apps slowing down the phone.
+ Allows the app to make
+ parts of itself persistent, so the system can\'t use it for other
+ apps.
delete apps
@@ -957,60 +958,56 @@
send sticky broadcast
- Allows the app to
- send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive use
- may make the tablet slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory.
-
+ Allows the app to send
+ sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends.
+ Malicious apps may make the tablet slow or unstable by causing it
+ to use too much memory.
- Allows the app to
- send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive
- use may make the phone slow or unstable by causing it to use too
- much memory.
+ Allows the app to send
+ sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends.
+ Malicious apps may make the phone slow or unstable by causing it
+ to use too much memory.
read your contacts
- Allows the app to read
- data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency
- with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with
- specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact
- data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your
- knowledge.
+ Allows the app to read all
+ the data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency
+ with which you\'ve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific
+ individuals. This helps with auto-completion of email addresses and other convenient
+ features. Malicious apps can use this permission to send your contact data to
+ other people.
- Allows the app to
- read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the
- frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways
- with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your
- contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your
- knowledge.
+ Allows the app to read all
+ the data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency
+ with which you\'ve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific
+ individuals. This helps with auto-completion of email addresses and other convenient
+ features. Malicious apps can use this permission to send your contact data to
+ other people.
modify your contacts
- Allows the app to
- modify the data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the
- frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways
- with specific contacts. This permission allows apps to delete contact
- data.
+ Allows the app to modify
+ the data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency
+ with which you\'ve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific
+ individuals. This helps with auto-completion of email addresses and other convenient
+ features. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data.
- Allows the app to
- modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the
- frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways
- with specific contacts. This permission allows apps to delete contact
- data.
+ Allows the app to modify
+ the data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency
+ with which you\'ve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific
+ individuals. This helps with auto-completion of email addresses and other convenient
+ features. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data.
read call log
- Allows the app to read
- your tablet\'s call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls.
- This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps
- may share call log data without your knowledge.
+ Allows the app to read your tablet\'s call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls.
+ Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people.
- Allows the app to read
- your phone\'s call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls.
- This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps
- may share call log data without your knowledge.
+ Allows the app to read your phone\'s call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls.
+ Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people.
write call log
@@ -1025,110 +1022,93 @@
read your own contact card
- Allows the app to read
- personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and
- contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your
- profile information to others.
+ Allows the app to read personal
+ profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This
+ means the app can identify you and send your profile information to others.
modify your own contact card
- Allows the app to
- change or add to personal profile information stored on your device, such
- as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you
- and may send your profile information to others.
+ Allows the app to change or add
+ to personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact
+ information. This means other apps can identify you and send your profile
+ information to others.
read your social stream
- Allows the app
- to access and sync social updates from you and your friends. Be careful
- when sharing information -- this allows the app to read communications
- between you and your friends on social networks, regardless of
- confidentiality. Note: this permission may not be enforced on all social
- networks.
+ Allows the app to access
+ and sync social updates from you and your friends. Malicious apps may use this to read
+ private communications between you and your friends on social networks.
write to your social stream
- Allows the app to
- display social updates from your friends. Be careful when sharing
- information -- this allows the app to produce messages that may appear to
- come from a friend. Note: this permission may not be enforced on all social
- networks.
+ Allows the app to display
+ social updates from your friends. Malicious apps may use this to pretend to be a friend
+ and trick you into revealing passwords or other confidential information.
+
read calendar events plus confidential information
-
- Allows the app to read
- all calendar events stored on your tablet, including those of friends or
- co-workers. This may allow the app to share or save your calendar data,
- regardless of confidentiality or sensitivity.
+ Allows the app to read all calendar
+ events stored on your tablet, including those of friends or coworkers. Malicious apps
+ may extract personal information from these calendars without the owners\' knowledge.
- Allows the app to
- read all calendar events stored on your phone, including those of friends
- or co-workers. This may allow the app to share or save your calendar data,
- regardless of confidentiality or sensitivity.
+ Allows the app to read all calendar
+ events stored on your phone, including those of friends or coworkers. Malicious apps
+ may extract personal information from these calendars without the owners\' knowledge.
add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners\' knowledge
-
-Allows the app to
- add, remove, change events that you can modify on your tablet, including
- those of friends or co-workers. This may allow the app to send messages
- that appear to come from calendar owners, or modify events without the
- owners\' knowledge.
-Allows the app to
- add, remove, change events that you can modify on your phone, including
- those of friends or co-workers. This may allow the app to send messages
- that appear to come from calendar owners, or modify events without the
- owners\' knowledge.
-
+ Allows the app to send event invitations as the calendar owner and add, remove,
+ change events that you can modify on your device, including those of friends or co-workers. Malicious apps
+ may send spam emails that appear to come from calendar owners, modify events without the owners\' knowledge, or add fake events.
mock location sources for testing
- Create mock location sources for
- testing or install a new location provider. This allows the app to
- override the location and/or status returned by other location sources
- such as GPS or location providers.
+ Allows the app to create mock location sources for testing.
+ Malicious apps may use this to override the location and/or status returned by real
+ location sources such as GPS or network providers.
access extra location provider commands
- Allows the app to access
- extra location provider commands. This may allow the app to to interfere
- with the operation of the GPS or other location sources.
+ Allows the app to access extra location provider commands.
+ Malicious apps may use this to interfere with the operation of the GPS
+ or other location sources.
permission to install a location provider
- Create mock location sources
- for testing or install a new location provider. This allows the app to
- override the location and/or status returned by other location sources
- such as GPS or location providers.
+ Create mock location sources for testing.
+ Malicious apps may use this to override the location and/or status returned by real
+ location sources such as GPS or Network providers or monitor and report your location to an external source.
- precise (GPS) location
+ fine (GPS) location
- Access precise
- location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the tablet. When
- location services are available and turned on, this permission allows the
- app to determine your precise location.
+ Access fine location sources such as the
+ Global Positioning System on the tablet, where available.
+ Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may
+ consume additional battery power.
- Access precise
- location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the phone. When
- location services are available and turned on, this permission allows the
- app to determine your precise location.
+ Access fine location sources such as the
+ Global Positioning System on the phone, where available.
+ Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may
+ consume additional battery power.
- approximate (network-based) location
+ coarse (network-based) location
- Access
- approximate location from location providers using network sources such as
- cell tower and Wi-Fi. When these location services are available and turned
- on, this permission allows the app to determine your approximate
- location.
+ Access coarse location sources such as the cellular
+ network database to determine an approximate tablet location, where available. Malicious
+ apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.
+
+ Access coarse location sources such as the cellular
+ network database to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious
+ apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.
access SurfaceFlinger
@@ -1143,21 +1123,19 @@
change your audio settings
- Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
+ Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and routing.
record audio
- Allows the app to record audio with the
- microphone. This permission allows the app to record audio at any time
- without your confirmation.
+ Allows the app to access the audio record path.
take pictures and videos
Allows the app to take pictures and videos
- with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any
- time without your confirmation.
+ with the camera. This allows the app at any time to collect
+ images the camera is seeing.
permanently disable tablet
@@ -1249,11 +1227,10 @@
directly call phone numbers
- Allows the app to call phone numbers
- without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls.
- Note that this doesn\'t allow the app to call emergency numbers.
- Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your
- confirmation.
+ Allows the app to call
+ phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious apps may
+ cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this doesn\'t
+ allow the app to call emergency numbers.
directly call any phone numbers
@@ -1304,9 +1281,9 @@
read phone status and identity
Allows the app to access the phone
- features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the
- phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number
- connected by a call.
+ features of the device. An app 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.
prevent tablet from sleeping
@@ -1377,13 +1354,9 @@
find accounts on the device
- Allows the app to get
- the list of accounts known by the tablet. This may include any accounts
- created by applications you have installed.
+ Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the tablet.
- Allows the app to get
- the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts
- created by applications you have installed.
+ Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone.
create accounts and set passwords
@@ -1408,17 +1381,12 @@
view network connections
- Allows the app to view
- information about network connections such as which networks exist and are
- connected.
+ Allows the app to view the state of all networks.
- full network access
+ full Internet access
- Allows the app to create
- network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other
- applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this
- permission is not required to send data to the internet.
+ Allows the app to create network sockets.
change/intercept network settings and traffic
@@ -1445,26 +1413,21 @@
view Wi-Fi connections
- Allows the app to view information
- about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of
- connected Wi-Fi devices.
+ Allows the app to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
- Allows the app to connect to and
- disconnect from Wi-Fi access points and to make changes to device
- configuration for Wi-Fi networks.
+ Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points, and to make changes to
+ configured Wi-Fi networks.
allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
- Allows the app to receive
- packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses,
- not just your tablet. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
- Allows the app to receive
- packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses,
- not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
+ Allows the app to
+ receive packets not directly addressed to your device. This can be
+ useful when discovering services offered near by. It uses more power
+ than the non-multicast mode.
access Bluetooth settings
@@ -1477,25 +1440,19 @@
the local Bluetooth phone, and to discover and pair with remote devices.
View WiMAX connections
- Allows the app to determine whether
- WiMAX is enabled and information about any WiMAX networks that are
- connected.
-
+ Allows the app to view the information about the state of WiMAX.
Change WiMAX state
- Allows the app to
- connect the tablet to and disconnect the tablet from WiMAX networks.
- Allows the app to
- connect the phone to and disconnect the phone from WiMAX networks.
+ Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from WiMAX network.
pair with Bluetooth devices
Allows the app to view the
- configuration of Bluetooth on the tablet, and to make and accept
+ configuration of the local Bluetooth tablet, and to make and accept
connections with paired devices.
Allows the app to view the
- configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept
+ configuration of the local Bluetooth phone, and to make and accept
connections with paired devices.
@@ -1507,25 +1464,28 @@
disable your screen lock
- Allows the app to disable the
- keylock and any associated password security. For example, the phone
- disables the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then
- re-enables the keylock when the call is finished.
+ Allows the app to disable
+ the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of
+ this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call,
+ then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.
read sync settings
- Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
+ Allows the app to read the sync settings,
+ such as whether sync is enabled for the People app.
toggle sync on and off
- Allows an app to modify the sync settings for an account. For example, this can be used to enable sync of the People app with an account.
+ Allows the app to modify the sync
+ settings, such as whether sync is enabled for the People app.
read sync statistics
- Allows an app to read the sync stats for an account, including the history of sync events and how much data is synced.
+ Allows the app to read the sync stats; e.g., the
+ history of syncs that have occurred.
read subscribed feeds
@@ -1541,8 +1501,8 @@
read terms you added to the dictionary
- Allows the app to read all words,
- names and phrases that the user may have stored in the user dictionary.
+ Allows the app to read any private
+ words, names and phrases that the user may have stored in the user dictionary.
write to user-defined dictionary
@@ -1551,13 +1511,13 @@
user dictionary.
- test access to protected storage
+ read the contents of your USB storage
- test access to protected storage
+ read the contents of your SD card
- Allows the app to test a permission for USB storage that will be availabe on future devices.
+ Allows the app to read contents of USB storage, which may include photos and media.
- Allows the app to test a permission for the SD card that will be available on future devices.
+ Allows the app to read contents of SD card, which may include photos and media.
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
@@ -2335,28 +2295,21 @@
read your Web bookmarks and history
- Allows the app to read the
- history of all URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser's
- bookmarks. Note: this permission may not be enforced by third-party
- browsers or other applications with web browsing capabilities.
+ Allows the app to read all
+ the URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser\'s bookmarks.
-
write web bookmarks and history
- Allows the
- app to modify the Browser\'s history or bookmarks stored on your tablet.
- This may allow the app to erase or modify Browser data. Note: this
- permission may note be enforced by third-party browsers or other
- applications with web browsing capabilities.
+ Allows the app to modify the
+ Browser\'s history or bookmarks stored on your tablet. Malicious apps
+ may use this to erase or modify your Browser\'s data.
- Allows the
- app to modify the Browser\'s history or bookmarks stored on your phone.
- This may allow the app to erase or modify Browser data. Note:
- this permission may note be enforced by third-party browsers or other
- applications with web browsing capabilities.
+ Allows the app to modify the
+ Browser\'s history or bookmarks stored on your phone. Malicious apps
+ may use this to erase or modify your Browser\'s data.