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This feature was added to Cyanogenmod at some point, then removed later. Many apps are designed to not work unless they have these unnecessary permissions. I r

• dsr_ 13y ago
  If you root your phone and use a packet filter -- DroidWall is very good -- you can gate network communications per app. This works very well for apps that you don't trust, as long as you're willing to forego network connectivity for them.
• MichaelGG 13y ago
  Of course they're going to crash if the call is simply denied or returns invalid information. The OS should simply return valid, dummy information (empty array, array with single fake contact, etc.).