I am new to sailfish and really like it so far. A question i have is about app permissions. A simple train schedule app or others i tried need access to camera, microphone and other permssions were i think it is not really needed. Network access would be enough. What is behind this?

App permissions

nephros 9 June 2024 18:14 6

Why do simple Apps need so many permissions? Applications

Because they use the default profile for SailJail. See: The Sailfish OS application permissions are applicable only to sandboxed applications. Since Sailfish OS 4.4.0 all applications that do not specifically opt-out or define permissions are sandboxed automatically using a default profile. Source: GitHub - sailfishos/sailjail-permissions Theoretically, you’re right. It shouldn’t be trustworthy, but that means the app hasn’t been adapted to SailJail and it is usually abandoned. Feel free t…

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