I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report

Post by syshum » Wed, May 02, 2018, 12:35 AM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #113

syshum wrote: post #98

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>>This is actually a fairly recent change to Android if by "recent" you mean "almost since the beginning" then sure. The app permissions system has gotten better over time, more fine grained, ability to deny permissions while still install the app, and other features, but the basic list of "if you install this app it gets X access" has been there for a long long time, v2 or v3 if I remember correctly

The ability of accepting/rejecting specific permissions is from Android 6.

Post by syshum » Wed, May 02, 2018, 12:36 AM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #111

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I've been using Android since 2.x and I sell to remember it has always been like this. The recent change iirc is being able to decline a certain privilege and still use the app.

Yeah, they'd show you a list of a dozen things that the app was going to use and you basically just tapped the "accept" button because you wanted the app to have access to your photos except now it has access to your contacts, location history, notification center, and firstborn child. Android Marshmallow brought improvements in this area, though.

Post by robolife1 » Wed, May 02, 2018, 12:40 AM UTC

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jvannistelrooy wrote: post #129

For my job as an app Product Manager, I use several different devices on a daily basis. I also switch between an iPhone and Android phone as my personal device every half year or so, to stay up-to-date with both platforms. I think articles like these are interesting to read, but not relevant anymore. iPhones and high-end Android devices both offer a mature user experience, and you can't objectively say that one is be…

iPhones and high-end Android devices both offer a mature user experience, and you can't objectively say that one is better than the other. I agree. Both are great. It boils down mostly to: - Are you in the Google ecosystem: Google Apps are greater on Android. - Do you use a Mac: iDevices and Macs do handoff (you can take your phone calls on the Mac, continue typing an e-mail on your iDevice, etc.). - How many years a…

Post by saagarjha » Wed, May 02, 2018, 12:43 AM UTC

syshum wrote: post #443

saagarjha wrote: post #111

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Yeah, they'd show you a list of a dozen things that the app was going to use and you basically just tapped the "accept" button because you wanted the app to have access to your photos except now it has access to your contacts, location history, notification center, and firstborn child. Android Marshmallow brought improvements in this area, though.

Yes an a responsible person that downloaded a photo app that requested access to "your contacts, location history, notification center, and firstborn child" would choose not to install it. If you continue to install those apps you only have yourself to blame IMO

Post by freddie_mercury » Wed, May 02, 2018, 1:23 AM UTC

chrischen wrote: post #403

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There is no Apple in my country. I can't call them and they certainly won't come pick up my phone.

For places that do not have apple stores they usually have authorized repair centers. These arent as convenient as walking into an apple store but usually still better than shipling them something and waiting weeks to get it back.