BuddyUp

When I was creating the Buddy Up app, I wanted a way to get the user's phone number to allow messaging of other users in the app. I found out that there actually isn't any well known reliable way for me to retrieve a person's phone number using code, so instead, I prompted people to enter it in a form when they are registering. The thing is: I left the permission in the code. The permission itself doesn't actually do anything. It only grants the developer the permission to access and use system resources depending on what kind of permission it is. It still showed up as a permission though when people downloaded it even though there was no code behind it. I removed it now and made entering the phone number optional.

I didn't realize how worried people could be about permissions until I started looking at an android app review sites. I wonder if permissions like that often deter people from downloading apps. I guess I too would be afraid to download an app that can read my phone's identity. Most phones however, don't store your phone number on the actual device. It is stored in a database with who ever your provider is( ATT, Verizon, etc.)

I added to the descriptions section saying what all the different permissions actually do in the app.

link to app: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.InterestsApp