This was revealed at the Google I/O conference in May, but it seemed Android engineers would not commit to such a program.
Code buried in the recently released Android 4.3 reveals that it is certainly going to become reality.
Android Police has discovered a new App Ops permission manager within Android 4.3 that will deliver the long-requested optional permissions model for Android apps. Under the current Android system, smartphone, tablet and phablet owners are usually required to grant apps access to all or some parts and functionalities of their devices before they install apps.
With the App Ops, you will be able to specify the data you want the app to access and restrict the app’s access to some other data; and after doing this, you would still be able to use the app. For example, you can allow twitter Twitter app to access internet, camera, gallery, etc but could reject the app’s request to access contacts, GPS and location functions.
The permissions can be turned on and off at a later date if you so please (this some flexibility if you ask me), and that is iyou finally change your mind on the permissions granted the app.
The downside of this app though is that you might forget the access the app has been denied and complain of the app’s malfunctioning (this, I think, might be the reason for Google’s delay in approving the app). This problem can be fixed by making a reminder pop-up at every preset interval or app startup.
So, now you have more control over what your app does and does not have access to!
Source: Gsmhub
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