Understanding 'potential threat alerts' on the Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung is making it a little easier to see which apps can send text messages

Some Samsung Galaxy S5 owners may have noticed a new security warning popping up when installing certain apps. Entitled "potential threat alerts," the message tells you (in somewhat opaque terms) that the app has "authorization to access Messages," while offering up a link to further control this setting. The security option on some Galaxy S5 models, particularly those sold in Europe, and it's actually a lot simpler than it first seems.

So what's going on with this new feature, and do you have anything to worry about when an app triggers this warning? Let's take a closer look.

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