Show HN: An app that improves your vocabulary and feeds poor children (opens in new tab)

Hi there, I hope I have replied to your query with my answer above. Please don't call this a 'scam', as a self taught coder, had to work pretty hard to launch this app. Most of the reviews you see are from friends and family. They know me, trust me and know that what I am doing is not a scam. Nothing shady about it buddy.

Please, let us know when you push the update. It's terrible requiring so much permissions..

That is a hell of a lot of permissions for what you are doing:

    Identity
    	* find accounts on the device
    
    Contacts
    	* read your contacts
    	* modify your contacts
    
    Location
    	* approximate location (network-based)
    	* precise location (GPS and network-based)
    	* access extra location provider commands
    
    Phone
    	* read call log
    	* write call log
    
    Photos / Media / Files
    	* modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
    	* read the contents of your USB storage
    
    Camera
    	* take pictures and videos
    
    Microphone
    	* record audio
    
    Device ID & call information
    	* read phone status and identity
    
    Other
    	* receive data from Internet
    	* full network access
    	* view network connections
    	* change your audio settings
    	* control vibration
    	* prevent device from sleeping

Is this a problem with Android APIs? Does the ability to show a sponsor advert require detailed location, etc?

I'm always surprised by how relatively simple apps seem to require such broad access.

App that teaches me Japanese words, but in small portions :)