My Files, preinstalled problem

[SamSungtwo]

The My Files app on my A50 version 12.2.00.251 has telephone permissions which cannot be removed because it considers the permission required to operate. 

The galaxy store shows the following for My Files 

[required permissions] is storage used to open, delete, edit, search files and folders on internal / external memory. 

Why is Samsung forcing the telephone permissions on my A50 for the My Files app which cannot be removed?

[SamSungtwo]

It's been 1 month and Samsung has not provided an answer as to how the telephone permission is used on my files and camera?

[RedDogRabbit]

No, it shouldn't take this long to get the explanation, as to why a file explorer needs telephone permissions.

There is no legitimate reason regardless of Samsung's reply. 

[Georgine]

Hi, we had followed up with the appropriate team on priority, will share the response with community members as soon as we get a reply from the team.

[SamSungtwo]

Georgine just to make it clear I am asking for Samsung to explain the telephone permissions on the previous described Samsung apps

[RedDogRabbit]

From my previous post here:

"No, it shouldn't take this long to get the explanation, as to why a file explorer needs telephone permissions.

There is no legitimate reason regardless of Samsung's reply."

Thing is that Samsung CAN'T give you any legitimate reason & they are hoping that you just forget about it. 

There's no way, that it would take a month to explain why My Files "needs" those permissions.

They don't want to answer the question. 

[Georgine]

Hi RedDogRabbit,

1) In case of preloaded applications, they automatically get the telephone permission on request of READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE and READ_PHONE_STATE.
These STATEs are an option of SYSTEM_FIXED and so users can not change the telephone permission.
2) My Files may sometimes use mobile data for checking if it's the latest version.

[RedDogRabbit]

Like I said, there's no legitimate reason for My Files to require these permissions. It is purely a decision made by Samsung to impose these permissions on the user. 

There is no legitimate reason for this:

"1. In case of preloaded applications, they automatically get the telephone permission on request of READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE and READ_PHONE_STATE." 

*It's not required by ANY OTHER file explorer. 

This hardly an "option" for the user:

"These STATEs are an option of SYSTEM_FIXED and so users can not change the telephone permission." 

There's no legitimate reason why, My Files HAS to use Mobile Data, it could just as easily use WiFi. 

"2) {Application X} may sometimes use mobile data for checking if it's the latest version."

[SamSungtwo]

That doesn't answer my question. How is the telephone permission used?

Give an example