"If an app asks for Android permissions that it doesn't rightfully need (like screen recording permissions for a BMI app), deny it; who knows what kind of things the app can harvest if you allow it?"
Huh? Don't install it in the first place! Because, "who knows what kind of things the app can…" 🤦♂️
Of course, if unsure, reaching out to the devs for clarification is fair. But make sure the answer is reasonable.
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Unknown parent • • •@crlcan81 at #IzzyOnDroid we have scanners in place that check each app on each update for such things. Should something "suspicious" show up, we receive an "alert", cross-check why the app might need that, reach out to the developers if unclear.
Results: either the permission is clarified (and the explanation added as in the screenshot) – or it is removed (sometimes, dependencies "drag stuff in" without the devs having intended that; we're all humans, mistakes can happen to each of us).
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Unknown parent • • •@crlcan81 Now guess why e.g. I don't use "the app store"? I've cut my ties to Google ~10 years ago. No Google Services on my devices, no PlayStore. I prefer places where I can actually "talk to a human" instead of getting "robot replies" (if I get any at all), or needing to compromise my privacy 🤷♂️
TL;DR: Count us as "someone else" who tries to "get it right" 😉 And visit e.g. apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid instead of "the app store" 😜
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