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Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos

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530 points mdhb | 2 comments | 29 Aug 25 12:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.426s | source
1. klabb3 ◴[29 Aug 25 13:35 UTC] No.45063945[source]▶
Why do apps request persistent access to camera roll at all? I don't want to manage a custom set of pictures. I want to send a picture now by selecting it.

Apps like Messenger, Telegram and WhatsApp refuse to show me the regular old photo picker. I have to enable "limited access" and select the same photos twice (first add to the set, then select for sharing). It's infuriating.

PS: The exception is media management apps, but those are extremely rare and irrelevant in the context of social media and communications apps.

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2. greggman65 ◴[29 Aug 25 17:39 UTC] No.45067132[source]▶
> Why do apps request persistent access to camera roll at all?

Some apps are specifically for backing up all your photos.

> I want to send a picture now by selecting it.

Go to your photos, select a picture, pick send to app, pick the app