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November 29, 2019 at 1:14 pm #2143585

Question about app wanting “write system settings” permission

by anderskants · about 2 years, 5 months ago

Tags: Software, Software

Hey, so I just downloaded the Zedge ringtone app and it is asking for permission to “write system settings” I don’t completely know what this means but it threw up some red flags, is this something to worry about or is it ok to give it that permission?
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