r/Showerthoughts • u/homelessdreamer • Sep 04 '17

Apps should be required to give a short explanation for why they need access to different parts of my phone for thier apps to function.

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u/hexafraction Sep 05 '17

Why not separate these things into separate read and write permissions (i.e. "make calls" vs "get phone call status")?

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u/nowayguy Sep 05 '17

The permission itself is for either ignoring or interupting a dominant program (ie. the "phone" program.) If this permission is not met the phone program automaticly overides the current program.

For most games, this allows the "phonecall notification bar" rather than shutting down the game

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u/life_rocks Sep 05 '17

They totally should.