theres a bunch of customizastion apps (icon packs, launchers etc.) that look really cool but lowkey collect my data, but if I just turn off the apps network permissons (app info, mobile data usage, and then set allow network access to off) do I still need to worry about data collection? thank
If that includes wifi then you’re probably fine. There’s a bunch of other protocols an app might leak data over, such as Bluetooth, NFC, Calls/SMS, USB, etc., but they’re all quite niche compared to a regular internet connection.
can they really do anything with that even if they don’t have like sms permissions or whatever?
They’d need permission and even then most attacks would need to be impractical. It’s something to keep in mind but I wouldn’t lose sleep over it.
ah alright I guess it’s not a BIG deal lowkey