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Galaxy S2403-06-2024 10:39 AM in
Galaxy S23Recently I became aware that the default camera application in Samsung phones (I have S23 Ultra) requires the "Nearby Devices" permission in order to function in any capacity. You cannot even open the app without this permission granted.
I understand why this permission exists, but the majority of the time it is not needed. I cannot think of a single justifiable reason why this permission is a requirement for app functionality. It should at least allow permission options such as "ask every time", or ideally the option to completely deny that permission.
I no longer use the Samsung camera app because of this, and the existence of this feature actively makes me want to not use Samsung products.
‎03-06-2024 11:10 AM in
Galaxy S23Hello, Welcome to the Community. We appreciate your feedback and will tag it on the forum so that it will appear with other feedback. This will allow your post to be more easily found in the event that Samsung product groups are seeking outside feedback/requests regarding our products.
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Galaxy S24I would have supported the optional instead of mandatory permission, too. Nearby device permission only works with paired Bluetooth/wireless devices anyway, so it's not the end of the world. It gives you the option to see what is available to connect to, but it will only auto connect/use paired devices that you're already connected to.
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Galaxy S24So, you want to use a thing but don't want to grant permission that the thing requires for it to work. Interesting. You realize you are not granting permission for other devices to get into your device but allowing your device to locate devices *you* own. Contrary to your statement, you really do not understand why the permission is required.
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Galaxy S24Incorrect. What we're looking for is reasoning for mandatory permissions for basic functions. Ekamek and the original poster for this example usermzeJaY3BsM gave pretty good reasoning for why the the permissions are useful, but I never doubted that. On own personal device and equipment we might use we can disable Bluetooth and disable the permissions. We just need to call Verizon to get our emails, and remember to turn the permissions back off after taking photos if we need to do that. That's an improvement over how things used to be done. We need to ensure, as managers, we and our employees, are in compliance with government, industry, and corporate regulations. This particular issue popped up because neither Samsung or Verizon seemed to be aware of the missing documentation, and Verizon in particular will send a brand new device at $1000 a pop when you ask how to safely use the device. So now it's costing money, and all anyone needs is to know how to safely use the device, not a new phone or repair. The devices work just fine. Not to mention all the time spent trying to find that documentation and the regulations that do exist. This isn't a complaint. It's a request for information. What I keep seeing are threads locked on the topic before information is actually given. Truth be told, my only complaint is having to return a perfectly good phone and having to set up a new one just because errors are popping up for features we can get around anyway. Tech is moving fast, but people can help if they are informed. Almost certainly that couple of lines of code can just be untangled and no one would ever know the difference. Someone has to know the work arounds and look at the code or at least the regulations though to prevent lost man hours and capital.
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Galaxy S24You want to be ask every time you connect to the same peripheral permission to connect to that device. Code is written for the masses not an individuals wants.
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Galaxy S24I'm only worried about lost man hours and money from a lack of documentation. I'm frankly just tired of having to make up excuses for documentation that clearly doesn't exist. The devices clearly work as designed. No one would have ever noticed, and new rules would not have been implemented, if the functions weren't completely blocked. All I'd have to say is "turn Bluetooth off, and there is no risk of connecting to office devices." Work middle management. I can't imagine what it must be like working customer service for these companies. You'll see why this is starting to get old. This has nothing to do with me or even the devices. It has to do only with compliance and a hole in the knowledge base. At this point I have something. Won't make them happy, but it's something. Yes; people are still going to want to have the devices, and still going to want to use them without WiFi calling or Bluetooth. And they won't know why they aren't allowed to use the device in the office, nor will I be able to tell them.
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Galaxy S24It was marked as solved because it is not an issue, and was solved before you opened your first request. This permission is required for use of several devices. For the camera, there are many devices that can be paired, from the S-pen that can be used to trigger the "shutter" to external, Bluetooth connected flash pods. The app just wants to be able to use these devices if they are connected.
Also completely missing your concept of "data being recorded" It simply wants to connect to your external devices, it is not going to log this or send it to google to get you to buy flash pods because the ones it found are old or something. I get digital security, but you are reading into this way to far. You also mention that this was with your S23, but managed to post it in the S24 forums...
While I am unsure why this option is a requirement, I do not see any reason why it cannot just be granted. It is not like some passer by will see your camera looking for an external shutter, and be able to use that as a back door into your device. The device HAS to be connected already before the camera is launched.
