I can see why Google wouldn't want to complicate the permissions for a user. I am not suggesting they let the user choose which permissions to allow. An obvious issue with doing that is that users could "break" your app by crippling the permissions, and then complain it doesn't work and give you a bad rating on the market. That is really a separate topic/argument.
Any way back to my issue: Apps are (or were) filtered from the market based on screen size and android version. They were not filtered based on permissions. It seems some confusion has crept in. When i say in my app is android:minSdkVersion="3" - i mean it :) The bluetooth permissions have been around since the start, they are nothing new. This is obviously a mistake recently introduced on the Android Market. Anyone coding a bluetooth app should have made it backwards compatible (as mine was) OR have set their minSdkVersion="5" On Jul 14, 10:39 am, DonFrench <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I clicked the star and added my support. > > On Jul 13, 12:17 pm, "Jonas Petersson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 07/13/2010 09:05 PM, DonFrench wrote: > > > > [Joe's app ] > > > > So Bluetooth is not necessary to benefit from using your app but those > > > whose phones support it can reap the additional Bluetooth benefits > > > that you so thoughtfully added, is that it?. Since your app is still > > > valuable even without Bluetooth functionality, people with pre-2.0 > > > phones should not be prohibited from purchasing it, right? Well, you > > > make a good point. > > > IMHO, the above case is very similar to the enhancement request I added > > almost 6 months ago: > > >http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6266 > > > Some permissions are non-critical for the application and it should be > > possible to flag them as such and then let the application find out > > whether it was given or not and adjust accordingly. > > > So far only 51 people seem to have agreed with me, so either I'm wrong > > or most people have not realized why this would be significant enhancement. > > > Best / Jonas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
