[Wheaties466]

Personally, I don't even think this is sillyness. yes it should be strict to release apps and you should be accountable and have to explain why you need access to specific permissions on the app stores.

The age of open permissions is should be long over.

I'm sick over overreaching app permissions wasting my battery trying to collect more data on me. If you want more data, provide more value.

[mablopoule]

But it's a camera app. Of course it needs the camera.

It's not overreaching app permission, it's been rejected because the text "The camera will be used to take photographs" wasn't considered a good enough explanation for the permission.

[compsciphd]

how hard is it to say "This is a camera app. Therefore it needs camera permissions in order to take photographs".

[Wheaties466]

If you cant sufficiently explain why your app needs the permissions it does thats on you and the submitter needs to take accountability here. Resubmit with a better explanation.

I get that the app store is strict. But its strict for a reason. Apple or the app store isn't out to get your app or you.

[burnte]

Ok, but this is the worst example of permission overreach, as it's an app to take photos, obviously it needs access to the camera.

[xtracto]

I disagree. The permission should be allowed/denied by the end user. There's no reason why a third party has to have say in that.

[mablopoule]

As far as I understand it, the permission is allowed/denied by the end user.

It's the App Store reviewer that considered the permission prompt to be unclear, and thus rejected the app from the platform.