Permissible permissions

[Rgarner]

Is it always possible to grant or deny certain permissions to apps? For instance, a flashlight app doesn't need access to banking information. How can we be sure that if an app is denied something it won't just use it anyway?

 

[mikedt]

Just don't install them, if you think the permissions are unreasonable and unnecessary for what a particular app does. If I saw a flashlight app wanting access to internet or account or banking information, I would look for another flashlight app that doesn't. That's the best way IMO.

 

[danielb1]

Is it always possible to grant or deny certain permissions to apps? For instance, a flashlight app doesn't need access to banking information. How can we be sure that if an app is denied something it won't just use it anyway?

Disable the permissions located under apps than click on permissions

 

[Hadron]

The mechanism does depend on android version. But I'm with Mike, if an app wants inappropriate or intrusive permissions unrelated to its function I don't want it on my phone at all.

 

[A bochur]

even though it's better not to install those app nevertheless, I believe the OP wanted to know if it's POSSIBLE for an app to access the Banking info even though it's disabled in permissions.

 

[Hadron]

Well denying a permission isn't asking the app not to use it, it's telling the OS to deny the app that access. So it should indeed prevent it.

But I really wouldn't let an app that wanted access to banking information onto my device in the first place.

 

[Davdi]

Unless it's my bank's banking app, even then I most likely wouldn't install it

 

[Deleted User]

Is it always possible to grant or deny certain permissions to apps? For instance, a flashlight app doesn't need access to banking information. How can we be sure that if an app is denied something it won't just use it anyway?

Because the allowed permissions are checked and enforced by the runtime environment. If the app's code tries to use a feature which is not permitted, then that's the end of it.