"Android M" makes it possible to control what applications are granted to the application more finely

ByKenneth Lu

When installing an application on an Android terminal, an item list "Authorization to allow this application" is displayed, but the user can not change the access right to information. However, the next Android OS "Android M"Stakeholders revealed that Google is designing it so that you can control which information an application can access in detail.

Google Said Ready to Give Android Users More Privacy Controls - Bloomberg Business
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/google-said-ready-to-give-android-users-more-privacy-controls

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Among the third party applications distributed on Google Play, a simple flashlight application asks for contact information, or a taxi dispatch application is ready to view photos in the terminal, the original There are many things that are designed to access information that is not related to the function of the application. Nevertheless, when installing the Android application, it is necessary to allow all access to the information, and the user can not change the access authority. Even if there is access which you do not want to allow, it is the current Android application that you are forced to do all-or-nothing, whether to accept it or give up the application installation.

In the latest version of Android "Android M", it is expected that "When you allow the application to access what information in the terminal, you can choose it when installing the application." For information that can be selected, "photos", "contact information", "current location information", etc. are listed as candidates. If this change is applied to Android, it seems to be a boost to protect the privacy of smartphone users just like iOS which can select the information access right of the application already manually.

"Android M" will be held in San Francisco from 28th to 29th May 2015Google I / O 2015It is seen as being announced in detail.

The possibility that the next Android OS "Android M" will be announced this month - GIGAZINE


In addition, the person in charge of Google regarding this matter refuses to comment.