Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug...
by thaumasiotes on Monday February 03, 2025 @03:43AM
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> That way, you don't need to request consent at all, as you only get access to the specific object that the user has picked using a secure system component.
This is an interesting contrast with the earlier philosophy of phone OSes that the file system is confusing to users and they should never be allowed to see it.
Re:Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down throug...
by miki123211 on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:49AM
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They still (mostly) aren't.
From an user perspective, photos aren't files. Music isn't files. Contacts aren't files. Apps aren't files. App data isn't files.
The only things that "walk like a file and quack like a file" are documents, downloads, contents of external storage, network drives and cloud drives, and some Airdrop transfers.
Yes, it's technically possible to use the files app to store photos, music etc, but if you do that, "you're holding it wrong."
Apple is also pushing developers toward using native picker components. That way, you don't need to request consent at all, as you only get access to the specific object that the user has picked using a secure system component.