This changed recently. I installed WA on a new phone last week and it asked for the "Access Contacts" permission. I denied and the app worked just fine, witho

This changed recently. I installed WA on a new phone last week and it asked for the "Access Contacts" permission. I denied and the app worked just fine, without showing my contacts. In general, the trend to optional permissions asked on first use is introduced in more and more apps and it's refreshing.