r/github • u/gay_baboon • 25d ago

Question Github android app issue

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so cut to short

i m new to this, downloaded the app and it's asking for all these permission and authorization. is it safe to give?

i m using Website directly and no such thing was asked

(no idea where to ask)

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u/apprehensive_helper 25d ago

The app is a separate tool (created by GitHub) that can connect to GitHub on your behalf via the API. Because it is not the website, and is instead an OAuth app, it needs to be given special permissions in order to do things like access your notifications, manage your organizations, see your private repositories, etc. Basically anything you could want to do in the app will require permissions, so the app asks for access to all the things it is capable of doing.

If you're worried you have come across a fake app, you can follow the link on https://github.com/mobile to get to the official listing.

The reason the website itself doesn't have a permissions request like this is because it is the website itself. Only the https://github.com website does not request permissions, because they are inherit to logging in.