We understand that requesting permissions on your Android device can raise questions—and we’re here to provide full transparency.
While some of the permissions requested may sound broad, MileIQ only uses them for specific, essential functions that enable automatic drive detection, reporting, and reliable app performance.
Below is a detailed explanation of each permission group and how MileIQ uses it:
🛒 In-App Purchases
Purpose: Allows you to upgrade to MileIQ Premium directly from the app.
Note: We do not make any purchases without your explicit consent.
👤 Identity
Purpose: Enables push notifications, such as reminders to classify drives.
How to Manage: You can control push notifications through Android settings:
Settings > Sound & Notifications > App Notifications > MileIQ
📍 Location
Purpose: Essential for automatic drive detection—MileIQ needs access to your location to log drives accurately.
Efficiency Tip: We use location sources intelligently (e.g., Wi-Fi + GPS) to reduce battery drain while maintaining accuracy.
🚶 Physical Activity
- Purpose: Allows MileIQ to detect when a drive has ended by monitoring your movement—specifically when you've taken at least 20 steps after exiting a vehicle.
- Why It Matters: This improves the accuracy of drive-ending detection, helping ensure your trips are logged more precisely and reducing the need for manual corrections.
- Privacy Note: Step detection is used solely to improve automatic drive tracking and is not used for health data or stored beyond what’s needed to complete the drive event.
📶 Wi-Fi Connection Information
Purpose: Helps improve location accuracy and upload drive data to our servers.
Why It Matters: Wi-Fi-based location is more battery-efficient and provides more data points than GPS alone.
⚙️ Other Necessary Permissions
Internet Access: Needed to sync your drive data with our secure servers.
Prevent Phone from Sleeping: Used momentarily when saving drive data to ensure it's not interrupted.
Run at Startup: Allows MileIQ to resume drive detection automatically after a device restart.
Vibration: May be triggered by notifications (you can disable these in app or device settings).
🔐 Your Privacy is Our Priority
MileIQ only collects the information necessary to deliver the features you've opted into, and we never sell or misuse your data. You’re always in control of your privacy and app settings.
For more details, please visit our Privacy Policy.