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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Android keyboard: your choice.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:27:47 +0100
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On 20/06/2024 10:14, Arno Welzel wrote:

> Andy Burns, 2024-06-19 08:31:
> 
>> Arno Welzel wrote:
>>
>>> THe important thing is, that the app can not send data anywhere as it
>>> has no internet access.
>>
>> I thought *all* android apps got INTERNET permission "for free" without
>> having to ask?
> 
> No, this is not the case.
> 
> An app has to ask for the permission android.permission.INTERNET and
> android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE before it can connect to and
> server on the network.

I don't remember being asked to grant internet access since about 
Froyo/Gingerbread era

"Both the INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions are normal 
permissions, which means they're granted at install time and don't need 
to be requested at runtime."

<https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/network-ops/connecting>