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I don't think iOS did it retroactively. It's just that, since so many more people actually update (because they're not at the mercy of their carrier), devs upda

by s73ver 9y ago

I don't think iOS did it retroactively. It's just that, since so many more people actually update (because they're not at the mercy of their carrier), devs update their apps more often.

0x0 9y ago
I believe you are incorrect. iOS have introduced more and more permissions (most recently, for iOS10 a permission prompt appears for apps trying to access the built-in media library, whereas this was a silent free-for-all in earlier versions), and existing apps are not grandfathered in. According to at least https://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/14/apple-requires-user-permission-before-apps-can-access-personal-data-in-ios-6/ https://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/14/apple-requires-user-per... apps will just receive empty/dummy data until the permission is granted. From my personal experience, camera APIs return black pixels until the permission has been granted, even for apps that were released when iOS 5.0.0 was the latest version and never updated since.