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raddevus wrote:
Might be interesting if Android allowed you to "warn when app uses [named] perm".
I think Android introduced runtime permission checks since API level 23 (or 24).
Personally I go for Distrust 100%
When I see such a required permissions list I try to figure out what I'd use those permissions for.
For example, maybe I can understand that Wikipedia needs my identity info (maybe to sign in automatically using one of my accounts if supported) and WiFi / connection info (to get connectivity status).
But Contacts, location, media? Nope, I usually cancel install.
"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something."
-Ornette Coleman
"Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently."
-Anon.
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parths wrote: Nope, I usually cancel install.
I know. That's exactly how I generally feel too.
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You can use application manager to deny the permissions after installing, BUT before opening.
The apps will normally prompt you to enable the permission when you try to do something that requires it.
I start with deny everything until I see what causes a prompt.
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If your app opts into the finer grained permissions in newer versions of android the user can approve/deny permissions individually. (The catch is that as a dev you have to handle eg not being able to access the GPS because the user has given you a big fat NOPE.)
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: the user can approve/deny permissions individually.
That's a great point.
I had to handle that situation in my recent app/article ( Android Phone Reads SMS (Txt) Messages To You[^] ) to support Marshmallow and beyond.
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If they could dress in clothes, would clouds wear thunderwear?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Are you cirrus?
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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He must be in a fog - he seems to have completely mist the point.
/ravi
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Once you get to OG's stratus - does it really matter?
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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True. I guess he deserves his morning glory.
/ravi
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If they had pets, they would be thundercats. Hooo!
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Perhaps pantied with to bra'd a brush?
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I got one of these[^] for my dog.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Did it work?
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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It helps a bit. Since he's a greyhound the shirt doesn't fit as well as it would with other large breeds like shepherds and retrievers. The vet also gave us Trazodone[^] for him, which helps calm him down. He's a rescue from a racing kennel in Florida, so we think he probably had a bad experience with a tropical storm or hurricane at some point.
Software Zen: delete this;
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My dog (a Puggle[^]) is afraid of storms but is even more afraid of coats, sweaters and harnesses.
It's a conundrum...
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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This[^] looks a lot like my dog Bacchus, named after the Greek and Roman god of whine (he doesn't bark, he only whines).
Software Zen: delete this;
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And what kind of fine rainment would they choose?
yes i know it's wrong but ubiquitous so there nyah nyah
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It's about time. The guy who runs boober really pushes the envelope.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I had an argument with them, was OK with the uber-taxi emails but they kept putting me on uber-eats as well. Finally they stopped (but I realised I don't get the taxi deals either - and I don't care.)
Also argued a few times about their drivers ignoring the sat-nav and taking their own [not] short cuts at my cost. (No refunds, just an empty "sorry about that sir.") Seems any idiot can be an uber driver, most here seem to be foreigners with zero local road knowledge (and many severely lack driving skills too - scary).
What a joke, not only their IT but the whole management system, no wonder they're still losing boatloads of money.
Sin tack
the any key okay
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I haven't used Uber but my brother loves it. He uses it all the time. He says it is great. People are so concerned about getting a 5 star review that they are very polite and have clean cars. He loves it. Very convenient for all the travel he does.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I refuse to use Uber.
The problem with Uber is that they are refusing to call themselves a taxi service and falsely claim that they are offering a car-sharing system.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I had, as it turns out, watch a NYC hearing by the T&LC (Taxi and Limousine Commission). Tons of drivers making complaints, among which are:
How small a cut they get of the fare.
How fleet owners need 50% handicapped-accessible vehicles, Uber? None!
How they're flooding the market with vehicles so that more and more "legit" drivers are going under, financially: (when they're gone, watch Uber's fares soar/sore (like Home Depot for hardware).
And, as mentioned earlier, pretending they're not responsible as an employer whilst the real cabbies/fleets/black-cars/etc. have to meet all the legal requirements.
Basic constant unfair competition.
And you thought the days of the robber-barons was past!
(FYI: I essentially never take cabs: trains, planes, and cars, yes)
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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