Quick Android question about app permissions
I've noticed that indy apps have a tendency to ask for permission to access files on a device, and permission to make and manage phone calls, while "AAA" titles generally don't.
Is it more likely that this is because A.) coders of Indy apps aren't as sophisticated, and so they require user permission to get to their own game files, or B.) they're data mining?
If it's B, is there a way to check and see if that's happening?
On Mac or Windows I can pull up Task Manager or Activity Monitor and see what processes are running, and what's accessing the network stack. I imagine there's a developer option on Android to the same effect?
FWIW, this is on a PIXL 3, but I imagine it applies to any android device.
Thanks!
Posted Apr 26, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC
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Data storage is used when the app is just a 'installer' then it downloads all the assets to the device thus needing storage space. Other games may need access to storage to save the game files or access to Google drive etc.
Wifi/data/call access I'm not sure really. It could be related to gaining access to contacts on older android devices where that permissions used to give access to lots of information.