I stand by my statement... Be up front, don't hide your intention and I will most likely be okay with it. Some developers actually do this, more need to.
I would not necessarily think it is odd that a music app would want internet access. There are lots of good reasons why it might want this permission. A flashlight, on the other hand, is less believable. On Nov 16, 6:30 pm, Jason Van Anden <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
