Amazon Underground: All permissions at a glance
Like many other apps, Amazon Underground requires multiple permissions when installing. We'll tell you exactly what the permissions do and whether the app store is still secure.
App permissions from Amazon Underground in the check
By installing Amazon Underground, you agree to the following permissions.
- Camera: The camera is required to scan barcodes. This makes it easier to find products in the Amazon Shop.
- Microphone: If you use voice search or voice control, the microphone is activated. Otherwise, of course, the microphone stays off.
- Location: Due to various legal regulations and the Amazon delivery service, a location determination is necessary in some cases. However, this is currently only the case in China, Japan and France.
- Read contact details: Amazon only requests this authorization to send gift vouchers. In other cases, your contacts will not be accessed.
- Send and receive SMS: If you have not yet registered with Amazon, you can do so using your mobile phone number. Amazon also wants to access your number.
- Storage space: Before Amazon Underground can install apps, the available storage space must be checked. To do this, your storage space is viewed on the mobile phone.
- Conclusion: Amazon Underground demands a lot of permissions, but uses them only in rare cases. Therefore, you can safely install the app shop.
In the next practical tip, we will show you how to monitor price fluctuations on Amazon.