The linked policy document is (perhaps rightly) strict about the kind of apps that can access sensitive areas of users’ phone, like SMS and call logs.ĭevelopers are permitted to access call log or SMS permissions by Google so long as it’s used to enable “critical core functionality.” The app asks for SMS access to allow users to receive, send and manage text messages on the Linux desktop using KDE Connect (desktop app) or GSConnect (GNOME Extension). Let me stress that KDE Connect does not do anything dodgy with SMS messages. Albert has had to remove SMS features from the version of the app that is available on the Google Play Store:Ī full version (which still supports SMS functionality) is available to install from F-Droid, an app store hosting open-source Android apps. The suspension was brief the app is back up on Google Play, albeit in a modified form. The policy has an explicit exception for companion apps (like KDE Connect), but it was removed anyway and *there's no way to talk to Google*. KDE Connect has been removed from for violating their new policy on apps that access SMS.
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