> - Support for optional permissions, and the ability for users to turn > off individual permissions if they so choose. IOW, if your app COULD > use a given permission, but can also function without it, it'd be nice > if the user could choose to deny just that permission to that app.
Yeah I've suggested the ability to deny permissions but still install the app before. I believe Google's answer was that this might cause result in apps crashing or misbehaving because they expect to be able to be able to use all permissions they ask for. It was a pretty lame answer, because for all permissions you can come up with a plausible API response that could happen anyway, examples: 1. Internet access permission : No internet connection available. 2. Coarse/fine location : Allow user to set fake location. 3. Compass / accelerometer : Phone isn't moving. 4. Access contacts list : Pretend they have no contacts; return an empty list. 5. Phone identity : Use fake details, or '0000000'-style results. 6. Send/receive SMS : Just ignore sends and don't notify the app of receptions. etc. etc. I expect the *real* reason is that you could deny apps the ability to show adverts, causing Google's ad revenue to go down. -- 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.
