Ensure app requests only minimum necessary permissions at runtime.
- Ensure app requests only minimum necessary permissions at runtime1 cited source1 category
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Why this matters
Minimizing permissions reduces user privacy concerns and increases likelihood of granting consent.
Hypothetical standard operating procedure
Adapt this example to your site, access, tools, and change process. It is our suggested procedure, informed by the sources below.
- Review app functions requiring permissions and justify each permission.
- Replace fine location permissions with coarse location where possible.
- Request permissions contextually when feature is accessed, not at app start.
- Warn users clearly why permissions are needed during requests.
- Audit app manifest and runtime code for excessive permissions regularly.
Watch for
Requesting unnecessary sensitive permissions harms user trust and may cause app removal.
Definition of done
App permission requests are contextual and limited to essential functions only.
Sources & attribution
Original checklist wording and example SOP by Best SEO Checklist, using source-grounded AI assistance. Editorial contact: Ted Kubaitis, @tedkubaitis on Teams. Check current source guidance before implementation.