As far as I can tell, I still only have the option of accepting or denying apps' permission on CyanogenMod. Also, I can hide my contacts and location from apps, if I'm really persistent about clicking the deny box a million times. But I still can't approve only the app permissions I want and not approve the ones I don't (which coincidentally are not essential to app functioning).
> But I still can't approve only the app permissions I want and not approve the ones I don't (which coincidentally are not essential to app functioning).
Hmm? I can do exactly this in the Privacy Guard settings.
You can choose which permissions you want an app to have and which you don't. You can also set to Ask every time as well as just blanket blocking/.allowing permanently.
Oh wow. You're right. The option does exist. It's just hidden behind a stupid, non-sensical UI. Apparently if I long tap the app name, I get a lot of options. This is great. I don't understand why they hide it behind such a stupid, non-obvious UI. Do I need to long tap every single other UI element to get some functionality that should be obvious? Until they make a proper UI for it, it might as well not exist.
I'm unsure why I cannot replt to ionised to ask which version he/she's running. I remmberPrivacy Guard briefly had those features, or was it when 'Roid inadvertently included the privacy feature they pulled d right after the EFF praised them for it? Either way, I'm sure my new flip phone will spy on me, I'll minimize what I give them... a removable battery doesn't interfere with elegan design on a clam, apparently.