Yahoo Messenger Android App

Description
Experience the faster, smarter, richer Yahoo! Messenger - made for your Android
The official Yahoo! Messenger app for Android
- Free Voice & Video calls (Beta) †
- Chat with Facebook friends
- Free international SMS ††
- Share Photos & Video
- Chat with Windows Live friends
- Stay online on Android & PC at the same time, receive messages only where you are active †††
********* Important *********
You need to install the latest Yahoo! Messenger Voice and Video Plug-in to enable the call features
† Video (Beta) requires OS 2.3 and the Yahoo! Messenger Plug-in (OS2.2+ for myTouch 4G and EVO)
†† SMS text messages can be sent for free to phone numbers in USA, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, Pakistan, Kuwait and Thailand
††† Currently supported with the latest Yahoo! Messenger for PC
What's New
What's in this version:
- Performance and stability improvements
- Ability to choose between handset and tablet UI for large screen sizes
Permissions
THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
YOUR ACCOUNTS
USE THE AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS OF AN ACCOUNT
Allows the app to request authentication tokens.
MANAGE THE ACCOUNTS LIST
Allows the app to perform operations like adding and removing accounts, and deleting their password.
ACT AS AN ACCOUNT AUTHENTICATOR
Allows the app to use the account authenticator capabilities of the AccountManager, including creating accounts and getting and setting their passwords.
SERVICES THAT COST YOU MONEY
SEND SMS MESSAGES
Allows the app to send SMS messages. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
YOUR LOCATION
FINE (GPS) LOCATION
Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the tablet, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power. Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the phone, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
COARSE (NETWORK-BASED) LOCATION
Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate tablet location, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine approximately where you are. Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.
YOUR MESSAGES
RECEIVE SMS
Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious apps may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
FULL INTERNET ACCESS
Allows the app to create network sockets.
CONTROL NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
READ CONTACT DATA
Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people. Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people.
WRITE CONTACT DATA
Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data. Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data.
READ SENSITIVE LOG DATA
Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the tablet, potentially including personal or private information. Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the phone, potentially including personal or private information.
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.
STORAGE
MODIFY/DELETE USB STORAGE CONTENTS MODIFY/DELETE SD CARD CONTENTS
Allows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.
SYSTEM TOOLS
RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS
Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may discover private information about other apps.
MODIFY GLOBAL SYSTEM SETTINGS
Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
WRITE SYNC SETTINGS
Allows the app to modify the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for the People app.
PREVENT TABLET FROM SLEEPING PREVENT PHONE FROM SLEEPING
Allows the app to prevent the tablet from going to sleep. Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

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