Email Yourself respects your data and privacy, and will only use any collected data in order to support its primary functionality. No data will be used for analytics, ads, or anything else that isn't directly related to quickly sharing and sending emails.
None of the data accessed from your phone will ever leave the confines of the app unless you do so yourself. E.g., Email Yourself reads the emails of your phone's contacts for auto-completion functionality, but this data can only be sent outside the app if, for example, you share to a shortcut and send an email that has 2 contacts; each of the contacts would then have the other's email address which came from your phone's contacts.
Continue reading for a detailed explanation of each of the requested permissions.
Email Yourself uses the following permissions:
Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
Email Yourself uses this for the 1-click sharing feature. The Gmail API needs a Google account to authenticate in the background during the 1-click operation, and Email Yourself retrieves the available accounts from the phone for you to select which account to use for Gmail authentication.
Allows the app to request authentication tokens.
Email Yourself uses this for the 1-click sharing feature. Email Yourself uses the Google account you've selected to request an authentication token from the Gmail API. This authentication token is then used to authenticate your Google account when sending an email in the background. This permission allows Email Yourself to request the authentication token from the Gmail API.
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
Email Yourself uses this for the 1-click sharing feature. Email Yourself needs to communicate with the Gmail API in order to authenticate and send emails in the background, and this requires having access to the Internet.
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
Email Yourself uses this for the 1-click sharing feature. A data connection is required for acquiring an authentication token and sending an email, so Email Yourself first checks whether a connection is available, and if there isn't, it warns you that a data connection is required.
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
Email Yourself uses this for auto-completion of emails when creating home screen shortcuts. When choosing the recipients of an email shortcut, Email Yourself reads the emails of your contacts, and after typing 2 characters, it'll provide auto-completion suggestions so you don't have to type every email out completely.
Allows the app to read the contents of your SD card.
Email Yourself uses this for sharing files on your device. To share a photo, for example, Email Yourself needs to be able to read the photo from your phone.