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How is it that giving an app the ability to scan for nearby wifi networks is not a permission in and of itself? The very first time it happened to me, it was c
by gxs 3y ago
How is it that giving an app the ability to scan for nearby wifi networks is not a permission in and of itself?
The very first time it happened to me, it was confusing - hm, why does this random app, having nothing to do with connectivity, require bluetooth access?
Permissions should be more granular - and more importantly, Apple should make it so not giving an application a non-essential permissions is not grounds for not letting the user use the app.
That was a mouthful, hope it made sense.
- x1sec 3y agoI agree and Apple's approach does this. You can deny the location permissions and still use the Bluetooth services. This is not the case with Android.
- x1sec 3y agoHere I am specifically referring to the behavior of the app in question. As pointed out elsewhere, Android 12+ offers flexibility here. That said, it could be argued that there is too much trust for developers doing the right thing when Bluetooth and other location permissions can be mixed under ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION as we witness here. https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth/permissions#assert-never-for-location https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/blue...