Why Does My Remote Control Need to Know My Location?
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#2Funny. Usually I have the exact opposite problem. Where the hell is the remote?
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#3Funny. Usually I have the exact opposite problem. Where the hell is the remote?
If you only enabled that location tracking you wouldn't be in this problem.... :D
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#4It does not. If a device requires your location to work, it is not a remote, it's something else.
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#5Fitbit does this as well: if you want to sync your 'steps' to the app (on android at least) you have to enable location services... wtf?
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#6The coarse permissions and alarming text from the OS is a problem with both Android and iOS. Often, an app wants something fairly innocous, but has to ask for more, because it's grouped with other things in the same permission ask. Then, the OS message shifts all the blame with scary messages about what the app wants to do.
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#7The coarse permissions and alarming text from the OS is a problem with both Android and iOS. Often, an app wants something fairly innocous, but has to ask for more, because it's grouped with other things in the same permission ask. Then, the OS message shifts all the blame with scary messages about what the app wants to do.
Well I agree lots of times what the app wants is innocuous, I'd still rather have the message than not.
Maybe an option to open up a more detailed description of what the app wants the permissions for?
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#8The coarse permissions and alarming text from the OS is a problem with both Android and iOS. Often, an app wants something fairly innocous, but has to ask for more, because it's grouped with other things in the same permission ask. Then, the OS message shifts all the blame with scary messages about what the app wants to do.
Totally agree. There should also be a log of what feature apps have actually accessed.
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#9The coarse permissions and alarming text from the OS is a problem with both Android and iOS. Often, an app wants something fairly innocous, but has to ask for more, because it's grouped with other things in the same permission ask. Then, the OS message shifts all the blame with scary messages about what the app wants to do.
Well I agree lots of times what the app wants is innocuous, I'd still rather have the message than not. Maybe an option to open up a more detailed description of what the app wants the permissions for?
Yes there should be much finer detail in permissions.
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#10The coarse permissions and alarming text from the OS is a problem with both Android and iOS. Often, an app wants something fairly innocous, but has to ask for more, because it's grouped with other things in the same permission ask. Then, the OS message shifts all the blame with scary messages about what the app wants to do.
"Alarming text"? It should be alarming that to play my music with my sound system, I have to give away location data.
Frankly, this text isn't alarming enough.