google nexus

[BobbyBobBob]

I'm trying to download apps on my Google nexus 7 tablet. Before I download it pops up with a box saying things like 'if you down load and accept this you give permission for the app to edit text messages, phone calls and contacts. Location. Amongst other things which I can't remember at the minute. It seems to say different things for different apps I'm trying to download too. They are from the legitimate Google play app shop.

The reason I ask is because I used to have an ipad and it never used to ask if I give permission for it to do things when I download the app, whereas my Google nexus does.

Does anyone know why it does this and what it actually does to the tablet?

Thanks

[ChuckFickens]

It's pretty self self explanatory surely.

When you download and install the app you grant it permission to access certain areas or features of the tablet, for example it would be pretty obvious that a GPS app would need to be granted access to the location of the tablet for it to work, or if you install a different keyboard then that would need to have the ability to edit text for it to work.

By telling you what the app will be able to access when you install it you then have the choice to allow it or not to install the app.

You never got asked it on the ipad because apple used to just grant access to whatever the app wanted without warning you about it. (I think this has changed now)

http://www.imore.com/apple-agrees-disclose-app-privacy-permissions-download-purchase

[BobbyBobBob]

That's fine I understand that but why does it ask for permission to edit phone calls, email, texts and edit remove calendar events plus more just to install the avg anti virus app? It does the same when trying to install certain games too?