I don't if it will break a lot of applications; probably some. The real problem is the permissions system that doesn't allow users to selectively choose which p

I don't if it will break a lot of applications; probably some. The real problem is the permissions system that doesn't allow users to selectively choose which permissions they want to give to applications thus application developers don't code their applications to not work if they fail to get permission. Users are just shown a screen with the permissions the application requested. For most users, this is worthless. Do any users decide not to install an application based on asking for too much? Users still don't have any control on stock systems over running services and applications in the background. It is all 100% anti-users and pro-monetization; which is probably google's intention all along.