Yes, you should be able to run apps you want in a way you want. Not the way the manufacturer or OS vendor wants. Of course sandboxing options should be availab

Yes, you should be able to run apps you want in a way you want. Not the way the manufacturer or OS vendor wants. Of course sandboxing options should be available, but if you wanted to run an app fully unrestricted, you should be able to. I am still quite upset that I cannot run call recording apps on Android as they can't obtain permission to record audio during a call. edit: Just to add, call recording is legal in my country. Years ago it saved me from losing money when insurance company attempted to scam me. I agreed to a policy over the phone based on the promised features. When I got the documents mailed, it turned out most of what was promised was missing in the agreement. Then company said they never promised these things and wanted to charge me substantial cancellation fee. Once I told them I have recordings, they backtracked on everything and cancelled it. The other ways I found it very useful was recording calls with my doctor so I could listen again in case I forgot or misheard something and also I used to record calls with my very ill relative to have some memories of him. Now I cannot do that anymore.