I want an option to give fake permissions. A lot of apps are pretty necessary (due to network effects). I don't want to give my contact or location data to them but they also refuse to work without it, even though they don't it for the stuff I am doing. So just let me provide fake data instead. As far as the app is concerned, it has the permissions it so wanted.
That used to exist, but it's bad UX, because the user doesn't understand why the app they didn't give permissions to doesn't work well, and gives it a bad review. It's better UX for the app to say "I can't work without this permission", though it's worse for tech-savvy users.
> It's better UX for the app to say "I can't work without this permission", though it's worse for tech-savvy users.
The app shouldn't get to decide what permissions it "can't work without." That's how you get calculator apps that claim they can't possibly work without GPS location.
Why? The user might want to just browse the map without displaying his location on it. The user might want to just provide an address instead of his own location (assuming that function exists in the app). Why not just let the user run it, and let whatever actually needs the permission fail gracefully? Whether or not the app functionality lost is worth providing access to data gated by a permission should be up to the user, not up to the developer.
Because giving the app fake location data when the permission is denied leads to the user complaining that the map isn't showing their correct location. Apps don't want to get a bad rating for user error.
