Dec. 13th 2013
Dec. 13th 2013
Background – There is a hidden privacy feature in Android 4.3 and 4.4 to manage permissions apps themselves. Google is trying to polish it. ‘Mistake’ away What to do?
It is a known problem: simple apps that have a laundry list of permissions. For example, a flashlight app that the address book, location data and IMEI collects and flogged to advertisers.
Access Manager is not for end users?
Normally choking or swallowing the Play Store. But since Android 4.3 users to the rights apps appropriating limit with a hidden feature called App Ops yourself. It shows what permissions each app when used, and offers the possibility to revoke these rights.
But Google wants to keep away from this function, users and plays a cat and mouse game using. on every update again inaccessible Thus App Ops disappeared in the latest update 4.4.2 again. What to do?
Three Tips
The first tip is simple: make sure that the 4.4.2 update will not be installed. For earlier versions of Android (from 4.3) offer countless apps namely still access the App Ops menu. Please note, it does not always work, and some apps stumble when they get the handcuffs of App Ops.
not for nothing that Google calls the function experimentally. Just unfortunate (and unnecessary) that according to Google this implies that it is not for end users, most available for developers.
A second option offers more opportunities, but also risks: rooting. Who has access to root his or her Android device can install all kinds of powerful apps on hand to take the privacy itself. Specifically, there is the Dutch XPrivacy to manage. Permission apps But with root also shows the App Ops menu itself still works, even with Android 4.4.2, for example, the app AppOps X. Remember: rooting your own risk
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iOS offers more control
The third possibility is not really a solution to the permissions problem on Android, but nevertheless: switch to the iPhone. From iOS 6 Apple does offer an extensive menu namely to manage. Permissions apps
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