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Re: Stupid Google Play Services

From chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Stupid Google Play Services
Date 2015-06-29 10:04 +0100
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On 29/06/2015 08:49, Andy Burns wrote:
> John McGaw wrote:
>
>> The only time I have to OK each update when I tell it to 'update all' is
>> when an application wants more permissions than it already has been
>> allowed. In each of these cases I have to approve the apps one-by-one;
>> the
>> others just update without asking individual permission.
>
> Actually (with KitKat and above?) an app can silently gain additional
> permissions within the same permission group it already has permissions
> from during an update, it has to ask for any new permissions from a
> different group.
>
> Sounds like this is going to change again in Android M, so apps will ask
> at run time rather than install time, which sounds like an improvement,

No, that sounds worse. What happens if you disagree to the additional 
permissions upon update? Can you go back to the previous version? The 
current set-up is good, because 1) no wasted data use for unwanted 
updates, 2) doesn't touch current versions if you don't agree to a 
specific update.

I still run an old version of Gmail because of the huge increase in 
permissions required in the latest version - essentially unfettered 
access to the phone.

> except there will still be some permissions (such as internet access)
> that it doesn't ask for because it would be deemed too annoying, I don't
> know if it will have to ask from that permission at install time, or not.

Internet access is the main revenue stream for most app developers (via 
ads) can you imagine letting users block it. Disaster!

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Re: Stupid Google Play Services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-06-27 18:48 +0000
  Re: Stupid Google Play Services Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-06-27 21:25 +0000
    Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-06-27 14:59 -0700
    Re: Stupid Google Play Services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-06-28 12:43 +0000
      Re: Stupid Google Play Services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-06-29 18:08 +0000
  Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-06-27 14:57 -0700
    Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-06-27 15:15 -0700
      Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-06-27 23:25 -0700
      Re: Stupid Google Play Services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-06-28 13:02 +0000
      Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-06-29 00:09 -0700
      Re: Stupid Google Play Services Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-06-29 08:49 +0100
        Re: Stupid Google Play Services chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-06-29 10:04 +0100
          Re: Stupid Google Play Services tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-06-29 18:37 -0400
            Re: Stupid Google Play Services J0HNS0N <12J0HNSON1022@92300nomail.com> - 2015-06-29 17:33 -0700
              Re: Stupid Google Play Services tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-06-29 22:30 -0400
          Re: Stupid Google Play Services chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-07-01 09:48 +0100
            Re: Stupid Google Play Services chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-07-02 09:04 +0100
              Re: Stupid Google Play Services J0HNS0N <12J0HNSON1022@92300nomail.com> - 2015-07-02 15:08 -0700
              Re: Stupid Google Play Services chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-07-03 14:28 +0100
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services J0HNS0N <12J0HNSON1022@92300nomail.com> - 2015-07-03 09:55 -0700
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-07-03 19:15 +0100
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-07-03 14:49 -0700
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-03 20:54 -0400
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services J0HNS0N <12J0HNSON1022@92300nomail.com> - 2015-07-04 00:00 -0700
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-07-04 05:56 -0700
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-07-04 15:57 -0400
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services J0HNS0N <12J0HNSON1022@92300nomail.com> - 2015-07-04 14:42 -0700
                Re: Stupid Google Play Services The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-07-04 05:54 -0700
    Re: Stupid Google Play Services lew <citrustwosac@google.mailer.company.invalid> - 2015-06-29 02:10 +0000

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