--- 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: "Pawan Shukla" published: 2018-01-23 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33501/an-android-application-needs-to-access-device-data-e-g-sms-messages-camera-etc-at-what-stage-user-needs-to-grant-the-permissions category: "technology" tags: ["android"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # An Android application needs to access device data e.g SMS messages, camera etc. At what stage user needs to grant the permissions? An [Android](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84568/iphone-vs-android-how-to-choose-the-best-smartphone) [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) [needs to access device](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22969/an-android-application-needs-to-access-device-data-e-g-sms-messages-camera-etc-at-what-stage-user-needs-to-grant-the-permissions) data [e.g](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157370/how-to-swap-neighbor-characters-in-string-e-g-string-demo-would-be-edom) SMS [messages](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116212/whatsapp-holiday-update-brings-5-exciting-improvements-from-missed-call-messages-to-ai-tools), [camera](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5155/best-camera-phone-in-2026) etc. At what [stage](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80939/india-still-have-not-reached-the-stage-of-community-transmission) user needs to [grant](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/481/difference-between-grant-and-with-grant-in-sql-server-2008-r2) the permissions? --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33501/an-android-application-needs-to-access-device-data-e-g-sms-messages-camera-etc-at-what-stage-user-needs-to-grant-the-permissions Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.