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How do I request such a zip for myself?
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Android Apps targeting Android 6.0+ need to handle grant/revocation of permissions at runtime. Previous versions of Android would simply ask for the same permissions upfront when a user installed an app.
Yes but it's still possible to target a lower version of Android and request all the permissions up front which must users would agree to
He is using Android 5.1... that was before the whole permission system no? Besides other people don't seem to be able to reproduce it.
Android Apps targeting Android 6.0+ need to handle grant/revocation of permissions at runtime. Previous versions of Android would simply ask for the same permissions upfront when a user installed an app.
He is using Android 5.1... that was before the whole permission system no? Besides other people don't seem to be able to reproduce it.
Android 6.0 was the first version to implement permission control. Looks like this guy was running 5.1, so we at least know how Facebook got access to that info. Doesn't justify it though.
Android always had permissions: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/permissi... (see "introduced in") Many apps request the phone permission to change their behavior on incoming calls, or during calls. For example, they would stop playing audio. Access to text messages is sometimes requested to automate text message-based one time pad flows for the user.
No doubt there's a permissions/version and facebook-overstepping-ethics conversation to have here (as always), but this isn't as major as the title implies. It does seem like Facebook continuing using permissions after he opted-out.
[1] https://twitter.com/dylanmckaynz/status/976825435026735104
If you scroll through the replies, he does admit to opting into a feature to integrate SMS and phone with Messenger [1]. No doubt there's a permissions/version and facebook-overstepping-ethics conversation to have here (as always), but this isn't as major as the title implies. It does seem like Facebook continuing using permissions after he opted-out. [1] https://twitter.com/dylanmckaynz/status/976825435026735104
If I don't have a facebook account and the facebook app is installed on my phone by cell provider but I've disabled it does it still do this?
That said it would certainly feel much more comfortable if you could delete it altogether.