Tell HN: Google does not list application permissions in the Play Store any more

Post by serf » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:13 PM UTC

shadowgovt wrote: post #31

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #24

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No, they just entomb you into a comfy walled garden where it's only easy to do what Apple lets you do and where you hope some change made by some nameless product manager/CEO autocrat doesn't force you to buy more expensive hardware.

Yeah, it's pretty great. Best walled garden on the market by a country mile.

Post by cmroanirgo » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:22 PM UTC

hbn wrote: post #4

> They had implemented that already a while ago, then reverted the behaviour, and now implemented it once again. This is, among many other reasons, why I finally dropped Android after the better part of a decade. The constant A/B/C/D/E testing makes every single thing they put out feel like it's a constant state of beta testing. It's to the point where you don't even know what to expect when you do something as funda…

Post by nescioquid » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:28 PM UTC

ephimetheus wrote: post #48

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I heard a phrase a while back: “the subtle gaslighting of A/B testing” - that feeling that you’re pretty sure that button used to be over there, or the app used to have that function, but not entirely sure, because one day it’s just Different, no release or upgrade or reinstall, just - it’s not the same anymore - or, is it?

This is super frustrating. I’ve described it like feeling like you have Alzheimer’s as everything changes all the time.

Post by izacus » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:37 PM UTC

MBCook wrote: post #29

martin_bech wrote: post #3

Probably because all apps are now required to target the latest api, which means most permissions are done by user prompts, and not just by downloading the app.

The iPhone has worked like that (to various degrees) for a long time. But Apple still added their privacy label things to tell me if an app is going to try to track my location. I don’t want to download a clipboard helper of some kind and find out it’s going to ask for my GPS coordinates. I want to know ahead of time.

Post by szundi » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:38 PM UTC

tornato7 wrote: post #52

dtgriscom wrote: post #44

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There are facts about human behavior which can only be learned by actually testing them. People are complex in ways that you, whilst sitting at your keyboard, cannot figure out.

All which can be learned through focus groups and internal feedback, no need to further confuse and frustrate your users.