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Depends on the app. If you question a permission, why not just email the creator of the app and ask them why they need permission to a specific item?
I don't understand why we as a society are losing our ability to be direct with each other.
Great reply. However an app really isnt like someone is giving you something and shaking your hand saying :let mw know what you think". Its virtual so inherently the dev isnt being direct so the feeling would be mutual for an end user.
As an end user and consultant in this industry I am always curious to see how many folks simply skip the permissions pop up as Android grows.
It says right there what it wants to gain access to.
I dont think people feel they have the ability to ask the dev why or care to.
We live in an instant gratification and click/delete society.
I read the perms. A lot of people get upset about permissions because they don't understand the reasoning. Example: Pandora wants access to your contacts. In the reviews on Amazon people were complaining about that. But it's a feature. If you want to share a station with someone or recommend Pandora to a friend it wants to pull up your contacts. Nothing nefarious.
I read the perms. A lot of people get upset about permissions because they don't understand the reasoning. Example: Pandora wants access to your contacts. In the reviews on Amazon people were complaining about that. But it's a feature. If you want to share a station with someone or recommend Pandora to a friend it wants to pull up your contacts. Nothing nefarious.
Peregrine,
Yes you are totally right and the intention of the OP was not to set off alarms per se. More specifically, I was talking about the one off apps. Pandora is pretty legit and really a busines more so than a small time app dev.
Its amazing to me how much Android reminds of XP. Tons of stuff available for it no doubt.
because he is a "consultant" and is just trying to zero in on peoples responses who don't read or email.
wonder what their next move will be after the input from this survey gets processed...
LOL
Def not a survey
We develop 2+ years out and my 'consulting' is to help design better systems for end users. I have doing this for a LONG time.
The best analogy is for how we look at things is: imagine eating McDonalds several times a week because there are commericals saying that their McChicken breast sandwich is healthy. Its about the same as how I see end users installing apps without much thought or regard to what is being installed on their devices. Just that they want and because its a widely accepted platform and brand, its totally ok. Most of the time it is ok.
So just like all the ingredients are listed in a McDonalds store and how negatively it might affect ones health over the long term, the permissions are also listed prior to installing the app and can play in a role into how well the device runs or is susceptible to threats.
Jailbreaking phones is the best alternative, but also the worst if someone doesnt think about security first and then build from there. Just as there are really great apps, there are some pretty naty ones too.
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