The description is PHONE CALLS READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.

I am sure that most users will not even read/understand that description.

If the user puts some effort into parsing it, they will understand it and what it means for their privacy. But most people will not put that much effort into installing an app.

Despite being perfectly clear to you and I, it is wrong to ask for these permissions at install time.

Imagine if every time you visited a web site you were given a list of 5 - 10 permissions requested by the website before you could visit.

Sorry, but if people can't read and understand that description, I am not so sure they should be using a smartphone.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't literally show them "READ_PHONE_STATE" and other permissions in enum form. There' s a heading and a description of what each permission entails.