In plain English
This marks a permission as essential, not optional. Without it, the named action cannot be carried out or the named resource cannot be reached. It applies only to whatever action or resource has been specified.
In context
Here, it classifies a permission as necessary for the app or feature to perform the specified action or access the specified resource.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- classifies a permission as necessary for the app or feature.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say why the permission is needed or whether any other permissions are also necessary.
Examples
“Microphone access is a required permission for recording a voice note, but contact access is not.”
“When the map feature looks for nearby places, it treats location access as a required permission.”