Timeline for Photos/Media/Files and Full Network Access
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| Nov 12, 2021 at 19:31 | comment | added | sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio | @Izzy - I also prefer F-Droid, if possible. but as of today, the options are much more limited. As for trustable apps, of course that is one criterion to follow... but it is much worth adding further scrutiny. | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 18:47 | comment | added | Izzy | @sancho.sReinstateMonicaCellio depends on your device and software. Some ROMs offer to disable network permissions as well (stock Android does not). And you can use Firewall apps (e.g. AFWall+ if your device is rooted, or NetGuard otherwise) to achieve the same. Or you can deny those apps access to your media. Third variant is using only trustable apps where the question doesn't come up – which to my experience is the case for apps you install from F-Droid (I've dumped PlayStore altogether and only use F-Droid). | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 9:24 | comment | added | sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio | Is there any change on what can a user do about this as of today? | |
| Aug 25, 2015 at 15:53 | comment | added | Kevin Lee | Btw, the photos media and files permission group should apply to both internal storage and the external SD card. Note that a portion of the storage is private no matter what, e.g. every app has its private folder due to app sandboxing. It's up to the developer on how they use the private or public folders. Photos are stored in a public folder. | |
| Aug 25, 2015 at 15:44 | comment | added | Kevin Lee | Granular permissions management will be introduced in Android M. For those of us stuck with Android L and below, privacy issues are indeed a concern. Even apps with hundreds and thousands of downloads may not be trustable! No one takes time to audit everything. Bandwidth usage isn't a good guide unfortunately. Just be careful. | |
| Mar 5, 2015 at 15:32 | vote | accept | User | ||
| Mar 5, 2015 at 5:54 | comment | added | User | Yep, it was more of a complaint than a question. | |
| Mar 4, 2015 at 7:09 | comment | added | Izzy | That's a speculative question we cannot answer here – while most of us wished it were that way. It even looked as if Google were taking that approach, when "AppOps" was found with 4.3 – but then again that was buried. For alternatives, take a look at my Permission Manager list; but most of them will require your device to be rooted. | |
| Mar 4, 2015 at 3:25 | comment | added | User | Why doesn't Android let you choose which permissions to give an application??? | |
| Mar 4, 2015 at 3:24 | vote | accept | User | ||
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| Mar 3, 2015 at 7:13 | history | answered | Izzy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |