On Mar 31, 9:36 am, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:59 PM, CB <[email protected]> wrote: > > The balance between use and misuse is very tricky (highlighted in > > permissions, where users question what an app uses each permission > > for). Overall, while power to the developer is important, I would > > suggest the following to put the power back in the user`s hand: > > The power was never in the user's hand in the first place, if anything > the advent of smart phones and Android has been the drive to push more > power to the user without losing the convenience factor of the mobile > device.
Actually with MIDP you could do this - each time an app wanted to access a file/network you had to give it permission. Of course, the "don't ask again" option was disabled unless you paid lots of money to get your app signed. I agree with this, but I also think it should be hard for an app to *know* whether permission has been denied or not. Otherwise they will just check them all at the start and show a dialog saying "You need to enable all permissions to use this app" and we're back to square one. It is possible to block app's internet use (very useful!) using an app called DroidWall, but you have to be root & have a netfilter-enabled kernel. -- 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.
