Express Wi-Fi by Facebook is an Android app developed by Meta Platforms, Inc. (1 Hacker WayMenlo Park, CA 94025). Others apps created by Meta Platforms, Inc. are: Facebook, Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite, Facebook Messenger, Meta Business Suite, Facebook Messenger Kids.

It is estimated that Express Wi-Fi by Facebook has been downloaded between 500000 and 1000000 times from the Play Store.

Express Wi-Fi by Facebook 21.0.0.3.165 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.

Must be required by a VpnService, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.

Allows applications to change network connectivity state.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows an application to delete packages.

Allows an application to install packages.

Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

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 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 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 system settings.