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                     identifiers such as the serial number, MAC addresses, IMEIs/MEIDs, SIM card serial
                     numbers and subscriber IDs. Only privileged apps included in the base system with
                     <code>READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE</code> whitelisted can access these hardware
-                    identifiers. Apps targeting Android 10 will receive a <code>SecurityException</code>
-                    and older apps will receive an empty value for compatibility.</p>
+                    identifiers. Apps targeting Android 10 will receive a
+                    <code>SecurityException</code> and older apps will receive an empty value for
+                    compatibility. The default SMS app is a special case that's given access to the
+                    IMEI, which is normally the GrapheneOS fork of the AOSP Messaging app unless
+                    users explicitly change it to another app.</p>
 
                     <p>Since these restrictions became standard, GrapheneOS only makes a small change to
                     remove a legacy form of access to the serial number by legacy apps, which was still