MTN Phonebook Backup is an Android app developed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited.

MTN Phonebook Backup first became available on 20 Jan 2015. It is estimated that MTN Phonebook Backup has been downloaded between 100000 and 500000 times from the Play Store.

MTN Phonebook Backup 16.0.5 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows an application to collect battery statistics

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows an application to read SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive WAP push messages.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.

Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.

Allows an application to write to external storage.

Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.