"eCID does talking caller id, talking text messages, talking calendars, talking hangouts

Sounds like the wife after a couple of Babychams

​I have. Fantastic movie. It has no relevance here though.

It's clear that so folk really don't get what permissions mean and what apps use them for. Some apps read things like calendar, email, SMS ect and upload that information on servers - yes Facebook I'm talking about you! Others simply need permissions in order to work, this app doesn't send anything anywhere, all it does is announce the contact calling, uses your phones TTS to read out message and inform you as to who has sent an email. The permissions needed on this are not intrusive and only required to do what it does - nothing is shared with anything and no personal info leaves your phone!

Brilliant.
Thanks op

Brilliant App, used it for over 5 years. Dev is very quick with help if you have an issue too.

"eCID does talking caller id, talking text messages, talking calendars, talking hangouts

Sounds like the wife after a couple of Babychams

Excellent app.

10p why not, thanks OP

don't need it but worth it at a measly 10p

Nice looking app - and a real bargain at 10p.

But aren't you handing over an awful lot of personal information and data with that 10p? :neutral_face:

Lovely find ! Top marks have some HEATTTTT

Absolutely agree with you, of course - but it doesn't alter the point I made in any way. I just wouldn't be prepared to hand over all my texts and emails to a relatively unknown third party - it's a bit like handing a complete stranger your Gmail password.

As I mentioned earlier, I've used the app for over 5 years n he's not nicked my identity yet so I think you'll be just fine...

I think it could work just fine with considerably less permissions. Hopefully, it's just a case of the developer being a bit lazy - and nothing more sinister.

Version 3.3.7 permissions:

Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts

Calendar
read calendar events plus confidential information

Contacts
read your contacts
find accounts on the device

SMS
send SMS messages
edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
receive text messages (SMS)
receive text messages (MMS)

Phone
read phone status and identity

Photos / Media / Files
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
read the contents of your USB storage

Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
read the contents of your USB storage

Microphone
record audio

Device ID & call information
read phone status and identity

Other
read instant messages
bind to an accessibility service
bind to a notification listener service
run at startup
prevent device from sleeping
change your audio settings
Google Play licence check
use accounts on the device
make app always run
control vibration
full network access
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
send sticky broadcast

Maybe, but the more users the app has, the bigger the target it becomes for hackers seeking personal data.

I admire your confidence and trust. I do hope it's not misplaced at some indeterminate point in the future under some indeterminate future owner of the data.

It's one of the earliest apps on the Android format, I 1st used it when I imported the original Nexus from the states and according to Stats on Marshmallow your data goes nowhere via the app as it has used zero data so nothing leaves your phone it only reads what you let it do so what exactly and where are hackers going to hack?

Marshmallow has a much improved security/permissions system, brought in to combat lazy apps that seek carte blanche permissions. For anyone stuck on Lollipop, KitKat or earlier - excessive permissions pose too big a security risk, IMHO.

If Samsung finally gets around to updating my S5 to Marshmallow, I might change my position. Until then, Android's permission system is too half-baked to take the risk with apps like this.

Don't mind it reading my texts, but my email contains info for all my other accounts, plus I don't really need to hear the contents when an email comes through - most of it's spam and hardly any of it is urgent. Any way to selectively turn this off?

It's clear that so folk really don't get what permissions mean and what apps use them for. Some apps read things like calendar, email, SMS ect and upload that information on servers - yes Facebook I'm talking about you! Others simply need permissions in order to work, this app doesn't send anything anywhere, all it does is announce the contact calling, uses your phones TTS to read out message and inform you as to who has sent an email. The permissions needed on this are not intrusive and only required to do what it does - nothing is shared with anything and no personal info leaves your phone!

My data doesn't go anywhere so it cannot be misplaced by anyone other than myself!

​I have. Fantastic movie. It has no relevance here though.

I have Marshmallow running, it tells all in its app specs - how much memory it uses, how much storage and how much data. The app has used zero data so doesn't send data anywhere.

I can understand the suspicion over app permissions. I am careful as to which apps I install. But people should really try and understand the difference between why some apps need certain permissions. To do virtually anything with your SMS this app would need some sort of access (permission) to it. That doesn't necessarily mean it will send that info anywhere (yet of course a lot of apps do!). It just needs to read the content and then do what it's made to do i.e. read it out aloud.

If you're running Marshmallow OS then you can see what apps are using data. And also restrict what access a certain app has. If you're on an older OS, then there are 3rd party apps that will do the same.

Now that still leaves the problem that you would initially need to install the app to 'test' it and it might leak your info at this point. Personally I always have a cheap spare phone (just junk info stored) that runs the same OS for this purpose. Install any new app on there, let it run for a day or so and then check back. Read up on some reviews (nefarious app behaviour is usually best tested by a group of people), read their privacy statement and then decide. All a bit of a faff, but worth the effort. Being safe online takes a little bit of extra effort and no one should just rely on the products/apps themselves. Bit like backups.

Also be mindful of updates. Some apps state that may add extra permissions in the future, so I have auto updates turned off. If it aint broke…..

Seems OK
I've been looking for a alternative to Motorola assist that's useless.
Does anyone know of a way of using this just whilst driving I can't see any setting for it :disappointed:

Bargain! cheers op ;0)

Can this read out Whatsapp messages?

Plenty of reward credit to use, just like to know as that would be bonus and a good reason to download it :smiley:

You have to set up properly
Put this code in in the settings for whatsapp in enhanced caller id

whatsapp message from %1$s message is. . %3$s


Adjust as you like. The first bit of code is the texter name.
Second is the message

​Theres no actual on/off option for the app...not that I can see
I can disable the SMS reading but then the app still runs so I have to force close it
But top notch advise that though :confused:

Double tap the notification icon . press the menu button ( 3 dots ) and quit. To launch just press the iconX)

Thanks for that default appears to be %2s which is the message type. Changing to 3 reads the content.:smiley: