---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/05/15: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:47 AM - Re: Re: New (Free) Aviation App (Charlie England) 2. 06:25 AM - Re: Re: New (Free) Aviation App (Tim Olson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:47:17 AM PST US Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Re: New (Free) Aviation App From: Charlie England 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 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 > 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 > 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. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:25:51 AM PST US From: Tim Olson Subject: Re: Avionics-List: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message avionics-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Avionics-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/avionics-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/avionics-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.