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I don't really follow how that's something that Apple needs to change. You either want to use the apps or you don't. If you don't, just don't download them or d

I don't really follow how that's something that Apple needs to change. You either want to use the apps or you don't. If you don't, just don't download them or don't give them access. If your friends absolutely have to use the apps, then they clearly don't care about the same things you do and you need to convince them to use something else that you are ok with using. I guess I just don't understand why Apple needs to put things in place to allow you to work with companies you don't want to work with.

rrix2 9y ago
Free Scenario: I install a photo sharing app. I use it to only post photos that I take while going on hikes or of my food. Those are always in an Album called "foodpics" or similar, and every time I open their app, I select the "foodpics" folder, then the image inside of it and then go through the app's upload flow. Why should the photo app get access to the rest of my library of photos, like the ones in "business receipts" or "my son" that I would never upload to said photo sharing site? Sometimes you want to use the app, but you don't want it to have a world-view of your phone. In a perfect world the photo sharing app should only get access to the individual photos that I choose to share with it (either through the Photos app or an OS-level file selector)
- dpkonofa 9y ago
  Sure... but you don't have to use the app. That's the point. If that's a deal-breaker for you, then don't use the app.
StanislavPetrov 9y ago
>I guess I just don't understand why Apple needs to put things in place to allow you to work with companies you don't want to work with. What's not to understand? Apple is selling you the phone. Its in Apple's interest to put as many features on the phone as potential buyers might be interested in. Allowing the owner's of a device to control access to different parts of a device rather than 3rd party software is not just good business practice, its common sense.

rrix2 9y ago

Free Scenario: I install a photo sharing app. I use it to only post photos that I take while going on hikes or of my food. Those are always in an Album called "foodpics" or similar, and every time I open their app, I select the "foodpics" folder, then the image inside of it and then go through the app's upload flow. Why should the photo app get access to the rest of my library of photos, like the ones in "business receipts" or "my son" that I would never upload to said photo sharing site? Sometimes you want to use the app, but you don't want it to have a world-view of your phone. In a perfect world the photo sharing app should only get access to the individual photos that I choose to share with it (either through the Photos app or an OS-level file selector)

dpkonofa 9y ago
Sure... but you don't have to use the app. That's the point. If that's a deal-breaker for you, then don't use the app.

StanislavPetrov 9y ago

>I guess I just don't understand why Apple needs to put things in place to allow you to work with companies you don't want to work with. What's not to understand? Apple is selling you the phone. Its in Apple's interest to put as many features on the phone as potential buyers might be interested in. Allowing the owner's of a device to control access to different parts of a device rather than 3rd party software is not just good business practice, its common sense.