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0 pointsgmueckl7y ago0 comments

This is all a load of crappy workarounds leading to a convoluted and cumbersome user experience. From a usability perspective, I would not consider such a behavior a solution.

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UncleMeat7y ago

That's because you like general purpose file managers. But most people would much rather that their calculator app didn't have access to their photos.

Godel_unicode7y ago

The alternative is malware having free reign over the entire filesystem. This is a real problem which is happening today. With your all-or-nothing solution the user has no ability to limit what files an app can access, which is totally unacceptable.

gmuecklOP7y ago

Apps need my permission to access external storage even today. I don't see how a convoluted UI helps here.

Although it may not be international (I think intentions are good), this change will devalue internal device storage to such an extent that people will see themselves forced to store even more data in cloud services of dubious reputation. Technically, they don't have to, but it will likely be easier for the masses.

swiftcoder7y ago

> Apps need my permission to access external storage even today. I don't see how a convoluted UI helps here.

Consumers tend to just click past permission prompts, hence granting malware permission to everything. Power users can take care of themselves, of course, but most consumers don't have the technical knowledge to safely deal with this kind of permission prompt.

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