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Does anyone know why the recently upgraded Android app needs location and contact permissions

Lee!

Hi meobeou,

The reason behind the location service permission is due to a new feature we implemented in the app where users can sync their time zone to the camera using their mobile device for the initial setup.

Temporary solution to get this resolved you can disable the permission by going to your phone settings and turning off the permission for our app.Another method will also be to uninstall the app then click deny if the notice pops up again after opening the app. You may need to deny up to three times in a row as the app will ask you for confirmation on whether you would like to prevent it from accessing your location. Please also note that denying the permission does not affect the app in any way other than syncing the time zone.