Theres already been a lot of discussion on this but I'll add my opinion on this.
Google's argument here is that its a privacy concern - only users should be able to change GPS on / off, not apps. One set of users complain that apps change their GPS settings and they feel privacy invaded and battery life dies. The other half of users would prefer well written apps to manage these settings and know to check the bar at the top to check no other app is changing this setting. But Google have taken the 'safe' option and favored the users who would rather not have to worry about apps playing with their settings. I think this is unfair to the more informed users who are happy to keep an eye on what their apps are doing and will only install apps they trust. I think the best solution would have been to default to the new Cupcake settings, but fix it for other users so that they can check a box saying they are happy for any app to override GPS settings and that they are aware of the possible consequences. This solution would meet both sets of users needs I think. On Jun 1, 5:34 pm, Ken <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to express my displeasure that Android's latest update (which > I didn't bother getting until T-Mobile sent it out) took away > applications' ability to turn on and off Location settings. > > I had been using a PAID app called Power Manager to automatically turn > on and off GPS locations when I plugged my phone into my car charger. > Useful for obvious reasons. > > Were it a privacy concern, Android could simply display it as a > permission when an app is installed. Instead the feature is gone > entirely. > > Not happy about this at all. I feel like Google hijacked my phone and > took away some of its functionality. What gives? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
