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Adamya Sharma / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google is developing a new Contacts Picker tool for Android 17 to fix the current all-or-nothing contacts permission.
- This tool will allow you to share specific contacts with an app, rather than your entire contacts list.
- Access will be a one-time snapshot, and apps can request only the specific data fields they need.
Your device’s contacts list holds a treasure trove of sensitive data that many apps want to get their hands on. Fortunately, Android’s…
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