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> The camera, microphone, can only be used when an app is in the foreground. This is not true. This may be partially true on the latest Android, but you can st

• charcircuit 4y ago
  >you can still set permissions to use e.g. GPS all the time It requires you to manually go into the settings to grant this permission. And as I mentioned it has a persistent notification. This is a part of Android 11. >But it's also important to remember that the vast majority (easily 90%) of devices out there are running EoL'd Android versions This is unfortunate. If want to have a secure device it's important to be using one which is still supported and is getting security updates. Else if a vulnerability exists an attacker can install spyware by using the vulnerability despite Android's security model.
  • uoaei 4y ago
    For many it is not a choice. See: large swaths of Asia and Africa, who largely only have access to second-hand or scrapped phones. All I'm saying really is, please try to know more about the world outside of your immediate experience.
• kramerger 4y ago
  > But it's also important to remember that the vast majority (easily 90%) of devices out there are running EoL'd Android versions, nevermind Android 12 and 13 In January 2023 78% of Android devices were on Android 10-13. Note that (1) this was right before Samsungs rollout of Android 13, (2) this is worldwide and things look very different in West.