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Who has Device Admin & Accessibility privileges on your Android Phone?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 912162" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>After reading <a href="https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/13/fyi-find-my-device-doesnt-need-to-be-on-in-device-admin-apps-to-remotely-wipe-or-lock-your-phone-on-android-10/" target="_blank">FYI: Find My Device doesn't need to be on in 'Device admin apps' to remotely wipe or lock your phone on Android 10</a>, I wanted to check to see who had these special permissions.</p><p></p><p>Originally my Android device came with Android 8 Oreo, and now on Android 10 I hadn't bothered to check which apps are allowed as Device Admin and Accessibility usage. </p><p></p><p>Now that I'm aware, I can safely remove Find My Device from Device Admin. In Accessibility, I only have one app allowed (Xperia Assist). </p><p></p><p>On your Android device, which apps have:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Device Administrator privilege? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Accessibility usage? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Please state your Android version.</li> </ol><p></p><p>"Privacy experts" will claim none for both, but for the average user here, when last did you check these special permissions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 912162, member: 3"] After reading [URL="https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/13/fyi-find-my-device-doesnt-need-to-be-on-in-device-admin-apps-to-remotely-wipe-or-lock-your-phone-on-android-10/"]FYI: Find My Device doesn't need to be on in 'Device admin apps' to remotely wipe or lock your phone on Android 10[/URL], I wanted to check to see who had these special permissions. Originally my Android device came with Android 8 Oreo, and now on Android 10 I hadn't bothered to check which apps are allowed as Device Admin and Accessibility usage. Now that I'm aware, I can safely remove Find My Device from Device Admin. In Accessibility, I only have one app allowed (Xperia Assist). On your Android device, which apps have: [LIST=1] [*]Device Administrator privilege? [*]Accessibility usage? [*]Please state your Android version. [/LIST] "Privacy experts" will claim none for both, but for the average user here, when last did you check these special permissions? [/QUOTE]
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