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title: "An Android application needs to access device data e.g SMS messages, camera etc. At what stage user needs to grant the permissions?"  
description: "An Android application needs to access device data e.g SMS messages, camera etc. At what stage user needs to grant the permissions?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2016-01-12  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# An Android application needs to access device data e.g SMS messages, camera etc. At what stage user needs to grant the permissions?

Application permission must be granted by the user at install time.\

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Application permission must be granted by the user at install time.\


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