Gear Plugin is an Android app developed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16677, Rep. of KOREA).

Gear Plugin first became available on 17 Sep 2015. It is estimated that Gear Plugin has been downloaded between 1000000 and 5000000 times from the Play Store.

Gear Plugin 2.2.03.22042851 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.

Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.

Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows an application to add voicemails into the system.

Must be required by an AccessibilityService, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.

Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.

Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents. These are broadcasts whose data is held by the system after being finished, so that clients can quickly retrieve that data without having to wait for the next broadcast.

Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.

Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.

Required to be able to access the camera device.

Allows applications to change network connectivity state.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows an application to delete packages.

Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.

Allows an application to retrieve state dump information from system services.

Allows an application to install packages.

Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String).

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc. Does not include placing calls.

Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.

Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to read the user's call log.

Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows an application to read SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.

Allows an application to monitor incoming MMS messages.

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive WAP push messages.

Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.

Allows an application to request installing packages. Apps targeting APIs greater than 22 must hold this permission in order to use ACTION_INSTALL_PACKAGE.

Allows an application (Phone) to send a request to other applications to handle the respond-via-message action during incoming calls.

Allows an application to send SMS messages.

Allows an application to broadcast an Intent to set an alarm for the user.

Allows an application to set the maximum number of (not needed) application processes that can be running.

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.

Allows an application to use SIP service.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's call log data.

Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to write to external storage.

Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.