Technical Information Of Snapchat Application:
The additional information regarding the Snapchat application is as given below
Application | Snapchat |
Author | Evan Spiegel
Bobby Murphy Reggie Brown |
Developer | Snap Inc |
Released on | September 2011 |
Android stable version | 11.3.5.66 |
Android stable version released on | October 19, 2020 |
iOS stable version | 11.3.5.73 |
iOS stable version released on | October 19, 2020 |
Android preview version | 11.4.0.62 |
Android preview version released on | October 21, 2020 |
Available in | 37 languages |
Size required for iOS | 204.7 MB |
Size required for Android | 62.7 MB |
Required android | 4.4 and up |
License | Proprietary software |
Website | www.snapchat.com |
Offered by | Snap Inc |
Permissions That Need To Grant For Snapchat Application:
The below are the list of permissions that the user has to provide access for the Snapchat application is as given below
- In-app purchases:
The app allows purchasing inside the application
- Device and app history:
The user has to permit the Snapchat application to read device sensitive data and the internal system state. The application also requires access to the web bookmarks, history and the data regarding the list of running apps.
- Cellular data settings:
The Snapchat application requires a permit to access the data regarding cellular data settings to connect with the internet connection.
- Identity:
Details regarding the identity to find accounts on the device required for the Snapchat application, it also requires the authentication over to read contact card, modify contact card.
- Contacts
The user has to grant the permissions to read device contacts and to modify.
- Calendar
The Snapchat application requires rights to read calendar events and confidential data. Retrieves the calendar events and send emails to guests without owner involvement.
- location
The Snapchat application consists of a feature of share live location and current location so that it requires the access of approximate location to share the current location. It also requires extra location provider commands.
- SMS
For transmission and receiving the messages, the Snapchat application requires permission to send, receive, and edit text messages.
- Phone
The features of audio calls and video calls require access over the call log to read and write them. The user has to provide access to reroute outgoing calls and make calls without user involvement
- Photos/media/files
The Snapchat application supports sharing the multimedia messages; to do this, it requires authentication to read the contents of USB, modify and delete USB contents.
- Camera
Access over the camera to take the picture and to record videos
- Microphone
To attend the audio call and video call it requires access to the device microphone
- Wi-fi connection information
The Snapchat application can connect with the internet through cellular data or Wi-fi connection. To connect with Wi-fi, it wants to retrieve the data regarding Wi-fi information.
- Bluetooth connection information
For sharing the files through Bluetooth, it requires the information regarding the Bluetooth connections
- Wearable sensors
While using the application, it requires to retrieve information regarding the wearable sensors
- Device ID& call information
To avoid any fake any fraudulent tasks the application receives and store the device ID and also the call information of the device.
- Others
The Snapchat application requires access over the content of the social stream to read and write.