From c694913e64a44470d16566d6796cdcff2475e477 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Micay Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:44:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] default SMS app is a special case with IMEI access --- static/faq.html | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index 1a1eeb15..f7cacf20 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -676,8 +676,11 @@ 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 READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE whitelisted can access these hardware - identifiers. Apps targeting Android 10 will receive a SecurityException - and older apps will receive an empty value for compatibility.

+ identifiers. Apps targeting Android 10 will receive a + SecurityException 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.

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