Microsoft account is an Android app developed by Microsoft Corporation (One Microsoft Way).

Microsoft account first became available on 16 Sep 2016. Microsoft account has been awarded with the "Top Developer" badge. It is estimated that Microsoft account has been downloaded between 5000000 and 10000000 times from the Play Store.

Microsoft account 1.0.0104.0901 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Required to be able to access the camera device.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

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

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 receive SMS messages.

Allows access to the vibrator.

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