Can apps see my gallery?
The simple answer is yes it is safe, but there are caveats. For an application like Amazon Photos it would be safe but for something like a calculator app then no. A large number of threats will come from nonchalantly downloading applications without reading between the lines.
Can an app access my photos without permission?
Android apps must request permission to access sensitive user data as well as certain system features. Depending on the feature, the system might grant the permission automatically or might prompt the user to approve the request. Therefore, Android will always ask you to approve dangerous permissions.
Can apps steal my pictures?
They are not just pushing pornographic content and unwanted ads to users, they may also potentially steal private photos. Researchers at Trend Micro warned that when users who have downloaded the apps unlock their devices, unwanted ads would pop up, including those with pornographic content.
How do apps read your photos on Android?
When you give access to an app to photos (either through the prompt that comes when the app tries to access photos or through Settings > Privacy > Photos), the app gets access to write new photos/images to your Camera Roll and to read all your photos on the device in an unencrypted form.
Why do apps need permission to access my gallery?
Its depends on functionality of app that why he need to access your gallery. If you are using photo editing app or app in which you need to send or receive photos from it like instagram, facebook, whatsapp etc. So they need to access your gallery for it. Why do gaming or other various apps require permission to access our media files?
Is it possible to upload images to the gallery from app?
Man, there are some bad answers in this thread. The actual answer is actually NO. You can give an app permission to use read and write to your Gallery. But the ability to upload that image to somewhere OFF your device is a completely different permission. You need to give permission to the app to send data from your device without user interaction.
Why doesn’t my Android Gallery display thumbnails of my pictures?
If the pictures stored in this folder, Android system will automatically avoid to display or generate the thumbnails of that saved in .nomedia in your Gallery. 1. Have a file manager such as ES File Explorerinstalled on your Android.