Request internet permissions (used for cloud print) dynamically if possible

[stef204]

I'm interested in your app but fail to understand the following:

Why does this app require full network access, exactly?

[cgogolin]

That is required (as far as I understand) for printing via Google cloud print (at least for the way this is currently implemented).

[stef204]

Thanks. It's sort of a deal breaker for me; I do not use Google print, etc.; and really see no added value from this feature, only a potential privacy/security risk. Would it be possible to make this permission optional? Can it disabled without impacting the app?

[cgogolin]

I understand your concern.

If you have a means of disabling the permission on the OS level (depends on your Android distribution) the App will certainly keep working, except the print feature. I use the cloud print option rather frequently, so I have little interest in disabling it completely.

Maybe the necessary permission can now be requested dynamically on newer versions of Android, but I have to look into it, which will probably not happen for some time.

[projectextremum]

Is it okay to publish 2 versions, one without internet permissions & another with them? Internet permissions may make people tend to stay away from this app.

For such a rudimentary rebuild, a rebuild of manifest might be enough I think.

[cgogolin]

Feel free to build it yourself if you definitely need the app without internet permissions. I plan to resolve this issue in the next release, but because I am very busy at the moment, I don't have a timeline for when this will be.