Motorola Alert is an Android app developed by Motorola Mobility LLC. (222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60654). Others apps created by Motorola Mobility LLC. are: File Manager, FM Radio, Motorola Migrate, Motorola Connect.

Motorola Alert first became available on 12 May 2014. It is estimated that Motorola Alert has been downloaded between 50000000 and 100000000 times from the Play Store.

Motorola Alert 1.02.58 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.

Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

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

Allows an application to read from external storage.

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 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 to external storage.

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

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.