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Re: Is this safe for my crypto wallet?
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tech30338
on 02/10/2023, 00:13:49 UTC
I just get a new smartphone lately and I tried using metamask on the phone, but I am concerned about the access that this smartphone is asking me to approve, I don't know if this is safe to approve or not because the warning isn't feeling like a safe thing to do.



App may access files without your explicit knowledge.

Now that doesn't sound like something I should take lightly, have anyone get this same thing before? I don't mind getting rid of the new phone because of this, my last one isn't asking me of this access.

I have ignored this access most times, and the crypto wallet, metamask functioned perfectly, I am also able to make some transactions too, but every damn time I open the wallet this same image pops up. Any solution?
I have tried to install Metamask in my wallet using Play Store and once I have installed it, that image of yours has never popped up, mostly those types of things popups when you install games or filter apps, since they need to access the camera, I think that's not the real Metamask apps since there are apps that
to make sure your on the right site, check if its metamask.io, if that's not the correct one I'm afraid there might been already something installed on your mobile that is suspicious, suggesting not reset your phone or don' use that wallet and remove it immediately, just to be sure, to avoid issues in the future or hacks.