[nl]

Yes of course. But this allows them to automate that process.

Typical tradeoff: It's a nice feature, but adding it requires permissions that are off-putting to some users. I'm not sure there is a good solution here.

[stakecounter]

The good solution is in Android's hands and is to allow on demand permission requests after the app is installed.

[nl]

I remember when Symbian did that. God it was awful!

But perhaps if it were implemented better it might make some sense.

[Maxious]

Android does on demand permission requests for premium SMS sending. now to just scale that to anything an app developer wants to make optional.