Google Play Protect notified Slice’s Android users on June 23 that our app was dangerous and had been trying to access their private information. This information was for users who had updated to version 10.0.7.1 of the app.
This clarification addresses the Google Play Protect notice.
In order to check and match the SIM in accordance with UPI requirements, this version of the software was designed to sync phone and SMS permissions for waitlisted users.
The slicing team and the Google Play Store team collaborated closely to find the problem after getting this warning.
The prominent disclosures for Location, Contact, and SMS need to be expanded to reveal the types of data, features, and scenarios referenced and relevant to the slicing app, according to the recommendations provided by the Google Play Store team.
The team forgot to update the UPI use case on the permission screen while updating the UPI phone and SMS permissions for waitlisted users.
Please be aware that the app’s permission screen is there from the start and that user consent is required to move further.
The brief alert from Google Play Protect was caused by the absence of details surrounding the notable disclosures.
However, the app has not undergone any significant changes.
Within four hours of receiving this report, the problem was located and fixed, and all users were told to upgrade or reinstall the software with version 10.0.7.3 right away.
After checking the new information on the permissions screen, Google Play Store later removed the alert.
Even for customers using version 10.0.7.1, the dangerous alert won’t appear when the app is rescanned.
Here is a link to the first announcement that explained why Google Play had sent out this alert on June 24 and then again on June 25.
As usual, Slice affirms its sincere commitment to safeguarding consumers’ data privacy.
Slice respects the privacy of its users’ personal information, including call logs, audio recordings, and images, and neither accesses nor violates it.
For the purpose of obtaining a slice card and ensuring the effective use of its services, which recently incorporated UPI, Slice requests certain limited permissions from users.
This is also to clarify that Slice has not been declared a hazardous app by Google Play in a public announcement.
