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Android really needs to do something about the permissions model. This app asks for every permission in the book, but I have no way to tell if the app will use

Android really needs to do something about the permissions model. This app asks for every permission in the book, but I have no way to tell if the app will use these permissions for a good reason.

Brakenshire 12y ago
I agree. Anyone know whether there's an Android distribution which will give you more granular control over permissions? Cyanogenmod seems to be a little better, but I haven't used it myself.
- xiaq 12y ago
  There was a feature named "app ops", once released accidentally and disabled afterwards [1]. There are also other 3rd party solutions [2]. I remember that some ROMs go even further and prompts you each time an app uses a specific permission (there is a "remember" option of course...). MIUI seems to be one of them, though I'm not sure. 1. http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/25/app-ops-android-4-3s-hidden-app-permission-manager-control-permissions-for-individual-apps/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/25/app-ops-android-4-3s... 2. http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35473/other-apps-to-manage-permissions http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35473/other-apps-...
- thrownaway2424 12y ago
  Granularity isn't really the problem. The problem is there's no connection between something I want to do in the app and the permission it requires. It might be obvious why this app wants to use my microphone at the instant I tried to invoke some feature, but at install time it's not apparent at all.
  - Brakenshire 12y ago
    Yeah, that is what I intended (as in fine-grained controls).
- dsr_ 12y ago
  Most rooted phones can install the XPosed Framework, which can then install XPrivacy. See http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy for details.
Nanzikambe 12y ago
Xprivacy is what you seeks. Curtails feature/permission creep, and support random or preset "fake" data feeds to app. See https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy

Android really needs to do something about the permissions model. This app asks for every permission in the book, but I have no way to tell if the app will use these permissions for a good reason.

Brakenshire 12y ago

I agree. Anyone know whether there's an Android distribution which will give you more granular control over permissions? Cyanogenmod seems to be a little better, but I haven't used it myself.

xiaq 12y ago
There was a feature named "app ops", once released accidentally and disabled afterwards [1]. There are also other 3rd party solutions [2]. I remember that some ROMs go even further and prompts you each time an app uses a specific permission (there is a "remember" option of course...). MIUI seems to be one of them, though I'm not sure. 1. http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/25/app-ops-android-4-3s-hidden-app-permission-manager-control-permissions-for-individual-apps/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/25/app-ops-android-4-3s... 2. http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35473/other-apps-to-manage-permissions http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35473/other-apps-...
thrownaway2424 12y ago
Granularity isn't really the problem. The problem is there's no connection between something I want to do in the app and the permission it requires. It might be obvious why this app wants to use my microphone at the instant I tried to invoke some feature, but at install time it's not apparent at all.
- Brakenshire 12y ago
  Yeah, that is what I intended (as in fine-grained controls).
dsr_ 12y ago
Most rooted phones can install the XPosed Framework, which can then install XPrivacy. See http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy for details.

Nanzikambe 12y ago

Xprivacy is what you seeks. Curtails feature/permission creep, and support random or preset "fake" data feeds to app. See https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy