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Android already does something like this for location services. For example, give precise location vs approximate location. And then for other permissions, ther
by xmprt 3y ago
Android already does something like this for location services. For example, give precise location vs approximate location. And then for other permissions, there's a popup for whether to give permissions only this time, always, or to not. I guess there could be a 4th option for "mock" permissions. I wonder if an OEM could provide something like this because at the end of the day, the OEM has control over the sensors that are providing the data that's consumed by these apps.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 3y agoJust to drag us out of the techie land of make-believe, this presents such a horrendous user experience for everyone except advanced users that Google or any mainstream OEM is completely sensible to dismiss it on those merits alone. It’s just another layer of crap that moves smartphones one step closer to being as ridiculously complex as Windows PCs.
- Hasu 3y ago> It’s just another layer of crap that moves smartphones one step closer to being as ridiculously complex as Windows PCs. So, useful computing devices? I'm for anything that pushes this plastic toy towards being a real tool.
- izacus 3y agoI have apps constantly refuse to work if I only allow Approximate location on Android. Even stuff like weather apps.
- catlikesshrimp 3y agoTangential: there are websites which provide good weather info. (eg, not affiliated https://www.windy.com https://www.windy.com ) Everything weather related, I uninstall, and if it is bloatware I "pm disable-user" in shell
- prirai 3y agoThere is an exact same feature in developer options called Mock location app. Just download an app which does this and enable it there. It works.