On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:17 PM, nEx.Software <[email protected]> wrote: > If I don't believe an application should require Internet, I don't > install it. I hope that there are others who do the same. To require > internet permissions (with the current generic internet permission) on > an app which really does not need it, such as aiFlashlight, gives me > reason to question the motives of that developer. I ask myself "Now, > why the heck would a flashlight app require internet permissions?" ...
Here's an answer: Maybe its a good way to understand if the application works in the field, like ... to get error messages and such? Or perhaps its a good way to understand how and if users actually use the app or prefer particular features? I have some paranoid user who regularly updates a comment on my apps Market listing with something like "Why would a music app that plays local files need internet access? Spying?" Um ... so if I had a streaming music app ... uh, then what? There would be no suspicion of spying? :) -- 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
