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 ====== Android Permissions ====== ====== Android Permissions ======
  
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-**Locus Map** is growing. Over the years of development, it contains more and more features that require permission from the Android Operation System. The same it is with apps related to it or built upon its base - **Locus GIS, Map4Trip and KiMaps**. The main reason for it is, of course, your protection as the user.+**Locus Map** is growing. Over the years of development, it has contained more and more features that require permission from the Android Operating System. The same is with apps related to it or built upon its base - **Locus GIS, GeoGIS, KiMaps, etc.**. The main reason for it is, of course, your protection as the user.
  
 <WRAP center round info> <WRAP center round info>
-A list of all available permissions for Android platform is [[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html|here]] - as you can see bellow, Locus Map group of apps uses only a few of them.+A list of all available permissions for the Android platform is [[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html|here]] - as you can see belowthe Locus Map group of apps uses only a few of them.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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   * //android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS//   * //android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS//
-    * allows **disabling the A-GPS data status and forcing system to load new**+    * allows **disabling the A-GPS data status and forcing the system to load new**
  
   * //android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION//   * //android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION//
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   * //android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN//   * //android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN//
     * allows to **control screen on/off depending on various events** like near-point alerts, direction changes during navigation, etc.     * allows to **control screen on/off depending on various events** like near-point alerts, direction changes during navigation, etc.
-    * enables to **control your screen with hardware buttons** of your device or with external controllers (e.g. Bluetooth) +    * enables you to **control your screen with hardware buttons** of your device or with external controllers (e.g.Bluetooth) 
  
   * //android.permission.BLUETOOTH//   * //android.permission.BLUETOOTH//
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   * //android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS//   * //android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS//
-    * allows reading the list of **available Google accounts** (for the possibility to enter **Locus Store** or launch **Live tracking**). Unfortunately, this permission is a part of a group **Contacts** which triggers a warning about the possibility of the app reading user's contacts - **none of it is allowed!**+    * allows reading the list of **available Google accounts** (for the possibility to enter **Locus Store** or launch **Live tracking**). Unfortunately, this permission is a part of a group **Contacts** which triggers a warning about the possibility of the app reading the user's contacts - **none of it is allowed!**
            
   * //android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS//   * //android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS//
-    * allows **restoring expired access to a logged in account**. Each account has its validity time and when this expires a request for re-login has to be made.+    * allows **restoring expired access to a logged-in account**. Each account has its validity timeand when this expiresa request for re-login has to be made.
  
   * //android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS//   * //android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS//
-    * allows to **request auth_tokens from the AccountManager**. This means that Locus Map may request you to login to your account without writing any username/password information into the app.+    * allows to **request auth_tokens from the AccountManager**. This means that Locus Map may request you to log in to your account without writing any username/password information into the app.
  
   * //android.permission.INTERNET//   * //android.permission.INTERNET//
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   * //android.permission.WAKE_LOCK//   * //android.permission.WAKE_LOCK//
-    * allows to **keep Locus Map (and related apps) awake if required by user** for some demanding tasks like track recording etc.+    * allows to **keep Locus Map (and related apps) awake if required by the user** for some demanding tasks like track recordingetc.
  
   * //android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE// - <wrap important>limited in Android 4.4.2 and later</wrap>   * //android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE// - <wrap important>limited in Android 4.4.2 and later</wrap>
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   * //android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE// - <wrap important> from Android 11</wrap>   * //android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE// - <wrap important> from Android 11</wrap>
-    * so called **all files access** - allows using the whole internal storage and SD card for Locus data+    * so-called **all files access** - allows using the whole internal storage and SD card for Locus data
  
   * //android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO//   * //android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO//
-    * allows **access to microphone** for the recording of audio as an attachment to points+    * allows **access to the microphone** for the recording of audio as an attachment to points
  
 ==== Google stuff ==== ==== Google stuff ====
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 ===== Locus Add-Ons ===== ===== Locus Add-Ons =====
 ==== Locus Augmented Reality Add-On==== ==== Locus Augmented Reality Add-On====
-  * //android.permission.CAMERA// - this add-on enables **displaying selected points** according to their GPS coordinates on the **background recorded by the camera**. No image data are recorded nor shared.  [[manual:user_guide:add-ons:ar|See more >>]]+  * //android.permission.CAMERA// - this add-on enables **displaying selected points** according to their GPS coordinates on the **background recorded by the camera**. No image data is recorded or shared.  [[manual:user_guide:add-ons:ar|See more >>]]
  
 ==== Locus Contacts Add-On ==== ==== Locus Contacts Add-On ====
-  * //android.permission.READ_CONTACTS// - this add-on enables **viewing your contacts' addresses on the map**. No contacts data are stored or shared. [[manual:user_guide:add-ons:contacts|See more >>]]+  * //android.permission.READ_CONTACTS// - this add-on enables **viewing your contacts' addresses on the map**. No contact data is stored or shared. [[manual:user_guide:add-ons:contacts|See more >>]]
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