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The following Android permissions are *required*:
The following Android permissions are **required**:
* *have full network access* (INTERNET): to send and receive via the internet
* *view network connections* (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE): to monitor internet connectivity changes (mobile data, WiFi)
* *view network connections* (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE): to monitor connectivity changes (mobile data, WiFi)
* *run at startup* (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): to start sending and receiving on device start
* *foreground service* (FOREGROUND_SERVICE): to run a foreground service on Android 9 Pie and later, see also the next question
* *prevent device from sleeping* (WAKE_LOCK): to keep the device awake while performing actions, like synchronization of messages
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* *use fingerprint hardware* (USE_FINGERPRINT) and use *biometric hardware* (USE_BIOMETRIC): to use biometric authentication (fingerprint, face unlock, etc)
* *in-app billing* (BILLING): for in-app purchases
The following Android permissions are *optional*:
<br />
The following Android permissions are **optional**:
* *read your contacts* (READ_CONTACTS): to auto complete addresses, to show contact photos and [to pick contacts](https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common#PickContactDat)
* *read the contents of your SD card* (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE): to accept files from other, outdated apps, see also [this FAQ](#user-content-faq49)
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[Optional permissions](https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting) are supported on Android 6 Marshmallow and later only.
On earlier Android versions you will be asked to grant the permissions on installing FairEmail.
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The following permissions are needed to show the count of unread messages as a badge (see also [this FAQ](#user-content-faq106)):
* *com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ*
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* *me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE*
* *com.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICON*
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FairEmail will keep a list of addresses you receive messages from and send messages to
and will use this list for contact suggestions when no contacts permissions is granted to FairEmail.
This means you can use FairEmail without the Android contacts provider (address book).