When a flashlight app want contacts and location permissions....

For whaaat? 🤔🙃

newer phones have that in the quick settings tray.

Probably wants to show location to buy actual flashlight

So you can set your light automatically to on when you're in the woods at midnight (and use the contact integration so you can call someone quickly when you're scared in the dark woods).

I don't understand why android doesn't let us deny single permissions. And actually ask when the app is trying to use the permission, so I can know if it has a real sense. If the user denies just return dummy values to the app. Ffs google!

@Double-A that would be for more advanced users only.

@tyler1338 Why? It could just ask at the moment of need. "This app wants to access your camera. Do you allow? Yes. / For 5 minutes. / No." For example. The user would know if it's a camera app and it's OK, or if some app is trying to spy on you.

Wait I just saw the same rant somewhere. What is going on?