[ryandrake]

This case is clearly better on iOS. The AppStore guidelines require that your app functions regardless of whether the user consents to permissions. None of this bullshit “oh you denied this flashlight app contacts permission? Fuck you exit(0)”

[vinay427]

The Google Photos app on iOS is still an egregious abuser of this, requiring access to all photos to run at all, rather than just selected photos or no photos at all. I’m still not sure why it would need that if I only intend on using it to access shared albums in the cloud, download photos, or view selected photos on my device, but it’s Google so I’m not terribly surprised.