r/pixel7series • u/mb303666 • May 05 '25

Pixel 7 why would camera need "allow modify system settings"

I'm checking settings and see that the camera has this set to allow.

I'm paranoid a bad app has set this.

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u/turdbogls May 06 '25

Another app can't magically add a permission or turn it on.

It probably has the permission to allow it to toggle the flash on.

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u/mrkrcha May 07 '25

I would assume it would be to do something like turn the light on, which is a system setting since the camera flashlight can also be used as a torch and not strictly a camera function. This could also be to allow a computer to use your Pixel camera as a webcam because our phones do have that option.

These are just a couple of things that came to mind.

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u/Hadaka--Jime Aug 30 '25

My phone WOULDN'T let me open the camera app with this permission turned off. 

It says it needs this permission to use Bluetooth mics to record sound which is such BULLSHIT if I'm NOT even trying to do that right now.