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Re:iPhone vs Android app sales: numbers from an indie developer by avgarrison on Friday August 26, 2011 @06:14PM (#2930162)
The permission requirements are ridiculous, but are required for Mobclix. I would like to get away from all that, with a single requirement for Internet.
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Re:iPhone vs Android app sales: numbers from an indie developer by SomeCallMeTim on Friday August 26, 2011 @09:28PM (#2930536)
Location permissions are optional. I use MobClix, and I don't ask for location.

I might be able to get higher eCPMs if I had it enabled, but between GPS taking more battery (for fine location information) and people being hesitant to download apps that track their location, I'd rather have the higher distribution and happier users.

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