Permissions
What the app asks your phone for, what each permission is used for, and changing your mind from the Permissions screen.
The app asks for notifications once you have signed in. Everything else is asked for the first time you use a feature that needs it, and refusing one only affects that feature.
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
| Notifications | Meeting updates, Signal alerts, Feed activity, Approvals |
| Microphone | Calls, Meetings, Voice notes |
| Camera | Chat photos, Feed posts, Meeting video |
| Photos | Profile picture, Attachments, Feed posts |
| Bluetooth (Android only) | Playing call audio through a headset or car. Asked when a call starts, and you can pick Not now |
The Permissions screen
Permissions in the menu (under Preferences) lists the first four with a switch each, and what each one is used for.
- A permission you have not decided on, or refused once, says "Tap to allow". Turning the switch on asks again.
- A permission you have refused for good says "Enable in settings". Your phone will not let the app ask again, so the switch opens your phone's settings for Auron.
- Turning off a permission you have granted also opens your phone's settings, since only the phone can take it back.
Open system settings at the bottom goes straight to Auron in your phone's settings. The screen updates when you come back to the app.
The microphone and calls
A call cannot start without the microphone. If it is refused, the app says "Microphone access is needed to join the call. Enable it in Settings." and the call does not start.
A call is registered with your phone as a real call, so it keeps running when the screen locks or you switch to another app.
On iPhone the call appears in the system call interface: the green call indicator, the Dynamic Island, and an end button on the lock screen. Ending the call there ends it in Auron.
On Android an "On a call" notification with the call's title stays up for as long as the call lasts. Tapping it brings you back to the app.