Permissions required on Android

Always required

These permissions are required for WhatSpam to perform its basic functions:

1. Allow WhatSpam to send notifications: WhatSpam sends you notifications to let you know when a malicious message sender has been identified. WhatSpam may occasionally send you notifications to give you tips on how to stay safe and to inform you about available promotions.
   
   

2. Share your phone number with WhatSpam: When you choose to report a phone number, SMS or email address WhatSpam will also share your phone number (if you have provided one during signing up) with Whatspam Company and upload it to its secure servers in order to improve and provide a better customer service experience.
   
   

3. Allow WhatSpam to access your contacts: WhatSpam detects if the number calling is in your phonebook or unknown, and keep the blacklist of top spammers on WhatSpam servers up to date. This information is not shared with third parties.

Required only for Calls features

These permissions are required for WhatSpam to protect you from call spam:

1. Display over other apps: Required to display the WhatSpam Caller ID.

2. Set WhatSpam as your default caller ID & spam app: Required to block calls and identify callers.

3. Allow WhatSpam to access your phone call logs: WhatSpam uses the call log to enable you to blacklist or report phone numbers to WhatSpam Company. Your full call log is always safe and kept private.

4. Allow WhatSpam to make and manage phone calls: Required to use caller ID and to block calls on older Android devices.

Required only for filtering Messages

These permissions are required for WhatSpam to protect you from malicious texts:

1. Allow WhatSpam to access your SMS logs: WhatSpam uses the SMS log to enable you to blacklist or report phone numbers to WhatSpam Company. Your full SMS log is always safe and kept private.
   WhatSpam accesses read SMS data to enable you to identify the sender of the message and to detect if the message contains spam or malicious content. This data is not shared with third parties.

2. Set WhatSpam as your default caller ID & spam app: Required to block calls and identify callers.

3. Allow WhatSpam to access your phone call logs: WhatSpam uses the call log to enable you to blacklist or report phone numbers to WhatSpam Company. Your full call log is always safe and kept private.

4. Allow WhatSpam to make and manage phone calls: Required to use caller ID and to block calls on older Android devices.