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Which messaging app takes the most limited approach to permissions on Android?

ID: 20402804-ebde-52ca-b16a-b3b048999a37

STIX ID: report--20402804-ebde-52ca-b16a-b3b048999a37

Feed Name: Help Net Security

Date Published: 2026-04-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Sinisa Markovic

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This report compares the Android implementations of Messenger, Signal, and Telegram, evaluating permissions, sensitive-resource access, network handling, and static-analysis findings; it concludes Messenger requests the most permissions and has more flagged issues, Telegram allows cleartext traffic by default, and Signal adopts a more limited permission model with fewer flagged concerns.

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