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The Android permissions system has changed a lot in Marshmellow. Now the system ask for your permission when an app actually requests personal information, not
by kijin 10y ago
The Android permissions system has changed a lot in Marshmellow. Now the system ask for your permission when an app actually requests personal information, not when you install an app for the first time.
It's still inferior to Cyanogenmod's Privacy Guard feature that can silently revoke permissions without the app being aware of it, but I think it's a step in the right direction.
- tdkl 10y ago... and still almost no-one has it. Those who are eligible for it are also omiting it because it takes away vendor features like STAMINA that's superior to Doze on Sony devices. Some are also omitting it because of the various Bluetooth audio issues. What I'm trying to say is that there are various other reasons people care about then just permissions and security.
- jdmichal 10y agoI have it. All it did was move the prompt from installation to app startup. AFAIK the permissions themselves did not change, and it definitely still has the problem of overly-broad generic groupings.
- whostolemyhat 10y agoYou can remove permissions you've given to an app as well, under Settings > Apps > [App] > Permissions. I think it will cause the app to ask you for permission again when it starts, but it's good to know it's not a one-time-only option.