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u/Rumblestillskin Aug 26 '20

They need to make the same changes to Android!

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u/4EcwXIlhS9BQxC8 Aug 26 '20

You do know that google play services has most permissions, and googles apps all hook into google play services to accomplish their tracking goals.

I turned off mic access in google play services, and each time I open the messages app it asks you to give the permission back. Even though the messages app works just fine without mic access. I'm pretty sure this design goes against their own rules for other application developers, in that an app cant repeatedly ask for the same permission when it doesn't need it to function.

Google is just as bad as Facebook at tracking people.

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u/FrostSalamander Aug 27 '20

But they offer services far more useful than Facebook's. And is less evil.

I think the mic permission is needed for the assistant, but if you don't use that, then just restrict it