# Mobile app permissions (still) matter more than you may think

DevFeed: [Mobile app permissions (still) matter more than you may think](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mobile-app-permissions-still-matter-more-than-you-may-think-8391.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/mobile-security/mobile-app-permissions-still-matter-more-think/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-02-27T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-security.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how mobile app permissions control access to device data and features on Android and iOS. It describes normal and dangerous Android permissions, runtime consent, newer multi-step requests, and the privacy and security risks of granting apps excessive access.

## Source excerpt

Start using a new app and you'll often be asked to grant it permissions. But blindly accepting them could expose you to serious privacy and security risks.