AT&T Messages is an Android app developed by AT&T Services, Inc. (208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202 USA). Others apps created by AT&T Services, Inc. are: AT&T Mark The Spot, Messages, U-verse, AT&T Live 2.0, AT&T Call Protect, Data Perks, AT&T Mobile Security, AT&T Mobile Transfer, myAT&T, Smart Home Manager, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T VM Viewer, DriveMode, Smart Limits.

AT&T Messages first became available on 14 Dec 2011. It is estimated that AT&T Messages has been downloaded between 10000000 and 50000000 times from the Play Store.

AT&T Messages 2.19.0.272 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.

Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.

Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents. These are broadcasts whose data is held by the system after being finished, so that clients can quickly retrieve that data without having to wait for the next broadcast.

Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.

Required to be able to access the camera device.

Allows applications to change network connectivity state.

Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to manage access to documents, usually as part of a document picker.

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

Allows an application to read the user's call log.

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 monitor incoming MMS messages.

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive WAP push messages.

Allows an application to record audio.

Allows an application to send SMS messages.

Allows access to the vibrator.

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

Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's call log data.

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

Allows an application to write to external storage.