Weather app asking for permission to manage calls

And this is why I like Androids feature that automatically revokes permissions after a certain timeframe of not using an app

I've done this on a simple timer app I developed.

Why? Because I want the timer to stop automatically during a phone call. To do this I need to request READ_PHONE_STATE (which bafflingly tells the user the permission is to "make and manage phone calls"). Unfortunately, there's no way to alter the permission request to tell the user (at least in Android) why you want the permission. They really need to make the permissions more granular and provide some way for devs to communicate what the permission is for.

Obviously, the calculator app needs camera permission for scanning complex formulas that would otherwise require lengthy manual input and calculating them automatically.

The app I use to write notes needs access to everyone in my Contacts. For "reasons".

You know what's also annoying AF? The number of apps that keep asking permissions when you open then. Doesn't matter how many times you say no.

Friendly reminder to my Android peeps that https://f-droid.org/ rocks!

I think I open up the google play store like twice a year.

At least you've got a calculator app, ipads have never had one. Kind of ironic for a device that has more processing power than 1970's supercomputers.

I feel like most people nowadays are just typing math calculations into their search engine. Which obviously also has massive privacy implications.

This is one of the many reasons I built my own weather application for Android. Too much crap out there.

It also wants to access your location and nearby devices and wifi

Well yeah. So it can look at its work on the paper.

You weren't expecting your calculator app to do all that math in its head, were you?

iPads : I'm once again asking you to download a calculator app from the app store

Oh don't worry, there will be a reason.

F-Droid ftw!

Come on... A calculator app needs network access, but that's it.

Calculator camera permissions are so you can take a picture of a mathvproblem and it will do it for you.

Phone call management is to allow phone calls to be recognized by the apk so it will do things like stopping video and muting its sound so the phone call can have priority over other things.

Is this an Android meme I’m too iOS to understand?

What camera app are you lot using? I'm just using the default Google one and it works as expected with no bullshit.

Not sure how Bernie is relevant here