alt Hacker Newsyes, iOS now restricts Apps from getting blanket access to their contacts, photos, and even clipboard. On the one hand, it does protect the user from malicious Apps that trick users into giving blanket access. On the other hand, they could have atleast done it like location access - where user still has an option to give blanket access. It is not fair that Siri is the only one that can access these things now.
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moi2388 • 10/11/2024
It can. You can still give apps access to all of it with a single press.
And manifest v3 makes things a bit more tedious but not impossible. There are other adblockers which still function just fine
That's literally how iOS works today. If I go into Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos, I can give apps None, Limited Access, or Full Access. Same with Contacts, same with the clipboard (where the per-app choices are Ask, Deny, or Allow).
> It is not fair that Siri is the only one that can access these things now.
That would be true if it was, but it isn't.