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App permission prompts
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 9 years (2018–2026), in 5 threads.
People raised many different problems with App permission prompts, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Custom pre-permission dialog blocks the real system prompt unless user agrees, a dark pattern2026-07-29
- Granular permission popups for 20+ permissions frustrate users and waste setup time2023-07-10
- Some permissions get a yes/no prompt while others send you to security settings manually2021-12-30
- Permission prompts only appear when the user will likely agree, blocking them from revoking consent2021-05-02
- Users tap accept on a long permission list and unknowingly grant unrelated access2018-05-01