# Why Android Releases Restrict APIs and App Access

DevFeed: [Why Android Releases Restrict APIs and App Access](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-google-limits-apis-with-every-android-release-we-devs-are-to-blame-29118.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.grokkingandroid.com/google-stricter-with-android-releases-due-to-us-devs/>)

Author: Wolfram Rittmeyer

Published: 2019-03-20T06:14:05Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Grokking Android](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/grokking-android.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [background-location](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/background-location.md>), [battery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/battery.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [notifications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/notifications.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that recurring Android restrictions on APIs, notifications, background execution, and location access respond to apps overusing users' battery, bandwidth, and privacy. It welcomes Android Q's finer-grained background-location permissions while criticizing the resulting fragmentation of settings.

## Source excerpt

Last week Android Q was released. And the first thing that came to my mind when reading the Android Q announcement was: "Finer grained location permissions! Thats's great!" But then, it got me thinking: "Wait a moment! Why is this even necessary?" Don't get me wrong, I really think this addition is necessary and it [...] Continue Reading "Why Google Limits APIs With Every Android Release: We Devs are to Blame!" The post Why Google Limits APIs With Every Android Release: We Devs are to Blame! appeared first on Grokking Android.