Re:iPhone vs Android app sales: numbers from an indie developer
by Macha on Friday August 26, 2011 @06:12PM
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1. Save files.
2. Targeted ads
3. To get a unique identifier for the phone. (I.e. ads again)
Number 3 is an example of Android permissions being insufficiently granular. It's nice that you know when installing apps that they can get a unique identifier (which until iOS5, apps always had access to on iOS. It's randomised or something on iOS5), but its also a nuisance that it requires giving other permissions too.
Number 2 and number 3 are arguments for being able to refuse apps permissions like you can do with iOS location settings.
Number 3 is an example of Android permissions being insufficiently granular. It's nice that you know when installing apps that they can get a unique identifier (which until iOS5, apps always had access to on iOS. It's randomised or something on iOS5), but its also a nuisance that it requires giving other permissions too.
Number 2 and number 3 are arguments for being able to refuse apps permissions like you can do with iOS location settings.