Camera and microphone permissions
The app cannot have a video call without a camera and a mic. It also should not have them when you are not in a call.
Android will ask for camera and microphone when you try to start or accept a call, not as a silent surprise at install. If you deny them, matching that needs live video will not work. That is the trade-off, stated plainly.
When the hardware is actually on
Camera and microphone are for the live call (and for getting into that call). They are not a background recording service. We do not run a foreground “always listening” mode. If you leave the call screen, the call ends. That is a product rule: the camera is for a conversation you can see, not for a service that keeps going in your pocket.
Changing your mind
Android Settings → Apps → Random Video Call → Permissions lets you revoke camera or mic later. The next time you tap Start, the app will fail closed rather than quietly sending a black screen and hoping. If you only want to mute for one call, use the in-call mute and camera-off controls; that is faster than the system permission screen.
What is not collected from the camera
We do not build a faceprint. On-device face detection asks “is a face visible?” on the incoming video so blur can kick in. That check stays on the phone. Ordinary call media is not uploaded to our servers. Report stills are the narrow exception, and only if you (or they) tap Report. See on-device privacy and the Privacy Policy.
If a permission prompt looks wrong — a second app, a website, a person in the call asking you to install something — that is not us. Hang up.
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