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by WA 3751 days ago
Nice video.

My wife has an Android phone, I have an iPhone. Recently, I wanted to install some app on her phone and it is still beyond my understanding, why Google still doesn't allow to deny certain permissions. It's all or nothing.

And no, a fucking video editor shouldn't require access to my contacts, my browsing history and the accounts on my phone.

Android imho is unusable until they let me deny certain permissions, because often, the "best" apps ask for basically everything.
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WillKirkby 3751 days ago
As of 6.0 Marshmallow, you can disable any permission you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqDdvhTZj0
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mike-cardwell 3751 days ago
Install Cyanogenmod, or buy a phone with it pre-installed like a OnePlus, then you get "Privacy Guard" in the settings which lets you specify exactly what data apps can access.

Android isn't the problem. Google is the problem.

[edit] As in, you can restrict access to things like location, contacts, calendar etc.

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