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As a regular Android user, I'll say that Android's permission model is simply awful. There's no way (in stock) to return blank data, so apps will simply shut d
by nitrogen 9y ago
As a regular Android user, I'll say that Android's permission model is simply awful.
There's no way (in stock) to return blank data, so apps will simply shut down or silently malfunction if you refuse permissions.
The grouping of permissions lumps "can portscan your network" and "run hidden in the background when your phone boots" under "Other", which you can't disable.
J2ME had a more refined security model back in 2006.
- smoyer 9y agoThere are so many applications I'd love to install but ... why do they insist on asking for permissions that they simply don't need for their stated functionality. <sarcasm>Of course you want your SSH terminal to have ties to the social networks</sarcasm>.
- tachyoff 9y ago“I just logged into my server! <Share on FB><Tweet this>” Yeah, that’s frustrating. Mobile app permissions are a gross nightmare.
- jessaustin 9y agoI agree, but many of the apps I've "crippled" using the following app still work as well as I need them to work: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.pmaster.pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heag...
- andymal 9y agoAPK devs should be checking to see if they have been granted permissions instead of crashing. https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat.html#checkSelfPermission(android.content.Context https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/c..., java.lang.String) If an application won't work after I've turned off all the permissions that it shouldn't need, it simply gets uninstalled.