I forgot about the "Never ask again" functionality, that is definitely good for user agency but it would be much better if Google required apps on the Play stor

I forgot about the "Never ask again" functionality, that is definitely good for user agency but it would be much better if Google required apps on the Play store to function with real data or fake data. This includes having an alternate auth method if the user doesn't grant access to their account, especially in light of the following paragraph. However, you don't really address my concern that Contacts is grouped up with Accounts when it shouldn't be. I cannot deny an app access to my contacts while allowing it to use my account to sign in. Android app permissions need to become much more granular and fully backwards compatible. Ironically, I'm sitting here not upgrading my phone to Nougat because I really dislike the material design aesthetic of the UI. It's ugly, blinding white and turns every icon into boring circles. It also apparently breaks a lot of stuff that I use everyday.