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It looks like they're implemented in Android if the developer opts in. So scummy developers can still require your contacts before letting you play a match-3 ga
by anonymoushn 11y ago
It looks like they're implemented in Android if the developer opts in. So scummy developers can still require your contacts before letting you play a match-3 game, but the Spotifies of the world can let users deny access to photos. Ideally I would be able to give an empty contact list to the match-3 game, tell it I'm located in Antarctica, and so on, but it looks like the options for the match-3 game will still be all or nothing.
- soylentcola 11y agoAlso, while some applications are more important than match-3 games and may not offer alternatives, there's always the option to simply not install the app if it follows bad practices regarding permissions. If I'm looking at a time-wasting game with plenty of alternatives out there, I just cancel the download/install if it asks for some low level permission without a reasonable explanation of why it wants it. And if it's a "good" or otherwise valuable app, chances are the developer will explain why the permission is being requested. There aren't really any must-have mobile applications I'm aware of that request permissions that are both irrelevant to the function of the program and break the app if I deny access.