The Google Play website now lets you see the permissions of the apps
Google continues to improve the web version of its store of applicationsAnd it seems determined to provide all the information of interest for the user regardless of whether the platform is not a smartphone or tablet with operating system Android A big plus to learn all the ins and outs of an app before you download it.Even more so now that privacy and information theft are the order of the day. And it is that Google Play already allows you to inspect the permissions of an application comfortably from the web
The new addition of Google Play comes directly to your section Additional information A section where data of interest to the user about the application or game to be downloaded is collected. Thus, in addition to seeing the size and number of downloads, now the web version also has a link to see the permissions. That requirement that arises before confirming the installation of an application so that the user is aware of to which functions of his terminalcan access and control the above application.
With this, no user concerned about their security and privacy should lose sight of this issue and consult it before ordering the download of the application even when doing it remotely from the web version. Simply click on the link called See details placed just below the title Permits With this, a pop-up window appears on the screen to show all the requirements list that the user must confirm for the application to make use of the terminal. All of this updated to the latest version of Google Play for mobile phones, which implies having explanatory icons to make it more comfortable and easy to understand this section.
In this new window many details of the application to be installed are specified. First of all, if you have purchases within the application, one of the biggest fears of parents and users who have not protected their bank details.In addition, this window specifies whether the application has access to the function calls, messages,application history of the device, the identity of the user (search, add and delete accounts), your contacts and events from calendar, location , camera and microphone, photo gallery and videos, or other questions related to the Internet connection, the synchronization or even the possibility of creating and change passwords
Issues to take into account to safeguard the privacy and security of the user. And it is that you have to use common sense when installing applications, assessing whether a tool with a specific objective (and dubious reputation) can and should have access to these terminal issues A good way to prevent the theft of information and the entry of viruses and malware to the terminal. Something that can no longer be verified as a step prior to installing an application from the mobile, but through the web version of Google Play before sending the remote command to download a tool to the terminal.
