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1. 05:47 AM - Re: Re: New (Free) Aviation App (Charlie England)
2. 06:25 AM - Re: Re: New (Free) Aviation App (Tim Olson)
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| Subject: | Re: New (Free) Aviation App |
Hmmm... you may be right; I don't have an i device right now to check it
on. But I do know that many android apps *don't* require access to areas of
the phone that they don't need. Might have been a simple programming
oversight when the app was written, but there's no valid reason for this
type of app to need access to the entire phone just to display a more or
less fixed list that, I assume, exists in the cloud. Speaking of which,
does the app actually download the list to the phone so you can see it
offline, or do you need a wifi/cell connection to see it?
Thanks,
Charlie
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Tim Olson <Tim@myrv10.com> wrote:
>
> I think you're wrong. Any app that gets access on iPhone ASKS for
> access. Then it shows up in the privacy settings. If you want to revoke
> it, after you opted in, because all privacy breaking features are opt-in
> only, then it shows up in the list. Sounds to me more like its the Android
> side that may have the issues with privacy settings and that app.
> Tim
>
>
> > On Jan 4, 2015, at 8:50 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> ceengland7@gmail.com>
> >
> > In Android, the Google Play Store shows you everything that the app can
> access before you execute installation. Apparently the little i doesn't
> protect its users as well as it pretends.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >> On 1/4/2015 7:21 PM, Tim Olson wrote:
> >>
> >> Charlie, where are you seeing this? I installed the app and used it,
> and under the privacy settings on my iPhone, I went into photos, contacts,
> calendar, and others, and I don't see that it has access to any of that.
> >> Tim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:02 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> ceengland7@gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> It is, Google Play is Android devices.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --------
> >>>>> Glenn Brasch
> >>>>> RV-9A Flying
> >>>>> 1952 Piper Tri-Pacer
> >>>>> Medevac Helicopter Pilot (Ret)
> >>>>> Tucson, Arizona
> >>>>> Owner, www.RVairspace.com and "Airport Courtesy Cars"
> Smart Phone App
> >>>>> www.RVairspace.com
> >>>> Duh...
> >>>>
> >>>> All I saw were the references to iphone, ipad, app store. Totally
> missed the 'Google Play' reference in the 1st line.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Charlie
> >>> So, next question:
> >>> Why does an app that simply lists which airports have courtesy cars,
> need access to everything in my phone? Why do you need my identity, my
> schedule, my contacts, my phone, my pictures, my location, my camera, and
> my device ID/call info?
> >>>
> >>> Or is it just that you *want* all that info?
> >>>
> >>> Not trying to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I would like to have
> some confidence that it isn't the Trojan version.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: New (Free) Aviation App |
I just launched it with no wifi or LTE/Cellular Data and the app does
load but the map page doesn't come up, so the map function doesn't
appear to cache anything. But, it still lets you go under
states and see a list of airports and cars. So it may be much
less convenient without a connection, but it appears to still be
useable. (This is the iphone version)
Tim
On 1/5/2015 7:46 AM, Charlie England wrote:
> Hmmm... you may be right; I don't have an i device right now to check it
> on. But I do know that many android apps *don't* require access to areas
> of the phone that they don't need. Might have been a simple programming
> oversight when the app was written, but there's no valid reason for this
> type of app to need access to the entire phone just to display a more or
> less fixed list that, I assume, exists in the cloud. Speaking of which,
> does the app actually download the list to the phone so you can see it
> offline, or do you need a wifi/cell connection to see it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
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