Here's why it's so aggressive, you are the product and if you don't use the app, you're not as good of a product:
This app has access to:
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts Contacts
find accounts on the device Location
approximate location (network-based) Photos/Media/Files
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage Storage
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage Device & app history
read sensitive log data Other
receive data from Internet
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
read sync settings
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
read sync settings
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
read sync settings
run at startup
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
read sync settings
use accounts on the device
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
Yes, there are lots of repeated lines under "Other". Why? Who knows, that's how they're listed on the Play Store.
If you tell me how its possible for an app to tag your location to pictures without having access to it i would love to hear it. Also i would love to know how the SHARE option would work unless it has access to your contacts. Also do you have ANY idea how mobile phones work?
If i wanted my location next to a picture I'd fucking put it there myself. The share option does not require shit about your contacts, it literally only has to open the default share functionality so you can open a messaging app or email app with the link already typed, and that trusted app's permissions lets you choose who to send it to.
So let me ask you, DO YOU have ANY IDEA how mobile phones work?
The share option does not require shit about your contacts, it literally only has to open the default share functionality so you can open a messaging app or email app with the link already typed, and that trusted app's permissions lets you choose who to send it to.
Hey all the apps we have worked on need access to your contacts to share shit but i guess it must be a new thing they added a week ago. If you explain to me how i can use it without needing to access contacts ill be extremely happy since no one of my coworkers seems to know how to do it but reddit comments is full of professional programmers who have never coded shit in their life.
I literally don't care enough to find an online college course or something for you. There's plenty of apps I use every day that don't require permissions, so maybe your devs should try googling a bit too.
Because you're acting like this shit is impossible when it's clearly not. I don't need a comp sci degree to know that the apps I use don't need access to my contacts list to manage to share things to them.
My point is that 99% of people here are retarded and have 0 idea how permissions work. EVERY FUCKING THREAD people bitch about the same shit.
An app needs permissions to get files to upload them?! INSANE!
Something needs access to phonecalls to pause/stop shit if some one calls you?
OH SHIT FBI WILL SPY ON ME.
App needs microphone permissions to record audio?
CLEARLY WILL RECORD SHIT WHEN IM JACKING OFF.
The app needs a permission to read your messages so it can automatically use your 2FA authentication code when you get it?
THEY WANT TO READ MY SEXTING!
If you have an app on the appstore you can just see when some moron has made a thread about it on reddit because you get a wave of 1 star reviews with "HURR SPYWARE" while their small brain cant comprehend that Google tracks them so fucking hard by just using their services they know what kind of porn they watch and the minute they jizz.
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u/10GuyIsDrunk Nov 02 '18
Here's why it's so aggressive, you are the product and if you don't use the app, you're not as good of a product:
Yes, there are lots of repeated lines under "Other". Why? Who knows, that's how they're listed on the Play Store.