There is no reason to require this setting for users who aren’t posting live videos.
Consider pixelfed, the fediverse alternative to Instagram
Instagram app no longer lets you post stories without allowing camera and mic access on ios
Submitted 3 months ago by reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
I really like pixelfed, but it replaces what instagram was a decade ago, not what instagram is now.
Pixelfed is amazing for sharing photography type photos.
Instagram is now a photo sharing, video sharing, tiktok doomscrolling, messaging service, noticeboard in one.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
I used to love Instagram 5-10 years ago. I despise today’s Instagram.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
You can share videos but it isn’t supported on all instances
TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 3 months ago
The official app won’t work with my instance (pixey.org). Pixeldroid does through
Illuminostro@lemmy.world 3 months ago
[deleted]possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
It is actually pretty sad
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I set up Amazon Echo buds recently. I have no desire to use any of the Alexa crap on them and just wanted cheap, decent noise cancelling Bluetooth earbuds on prime day. You apparently can’t set them up without the Alexa app and like all the permissions. I downloaded it on an old phone that’s practically blank, set up the buds, and deleted the app. Once it’s set up you can use like regular Bluetooth earbuds. They wanted location all the time and a few others (microphone maybe?). Selecting only allow this time wouldn’t even work. I get it Bezos, u want my data, but fuck off u aren’t getting it.
yamanii@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You should look if it works with gadgetbridge. Maybe you can get some functionality back that the app had?
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Instagram no longer allowed to be installed on my phone, how is that for a deal, Meta?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Then do that
Instagram and all Facebook products are invasive addictive malware
occultist8128@infosec.pub 3 months ago
all meta’s apps are suck ngl. i hate the way i can’t paste image from clipboard in whatsapp chat without giving whatsapp permission to manage my storage.
svtdragon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s probably compressing or resizing before upload.
occultist8128@infosec.pub 3 months ago
idk when this sh*t started but in the older versions (as far as i remember), whatsapp didn’t ask for this if the image was from my clipboard. that was one of the trick to not giving the permission to manage my files to whatsapp when sending images.
Aceticon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s a new frontier in sourcing material for AI training…
aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
They keep filtering the stupid people, but there’s always more.
I keep wondering what zuck has to do to be more obvious, but it seems like an infinite horizon to someone whe never signed up for any meta product.
Robotunicorn@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not surprised. It’s just Meta being Meta and garbling up all yo data so that it can make money from it. Maybe don’t use the app. Try accessing from your mobile browser.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If they don’t already have rules about this, Google and Apple should update their store rules to prevent this crap.
Dogeek@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Playing devil’s advocate here but there could be legitimate reasons to prevent features of an app if you don’t give the permissions.
Things like professional type apps that need geolocation to work (geofencing, photo geoloc) or because x big shot client wants to track their employees and you’re just forced to accept that unless you want to declare bankruptcy.
Definitely is a very hostile pattern though and there’s no reason for meta to do this shit…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
iOS plus Facebook
The “dream” combo
Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I only use Instagram to look at the reels my family sends me, I don’t allow myself to use it for anything else because you can easily waste 2 hours and feel miserable afterwards. What I like about Lemmy is I can get through all new posts for the day in at most 20 mins and maybe learn about some interesting while I’m at it.
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
Yeah I use it to keep up with friends/family and have a private account— most people I know don’t post regular posts, only stories, so it’s actually quite easy for me to exhaust all the content I care about and then leave. The post feed is mostly ads for me since my friends don’t post. The ‘explore’ feed for me is mostly indian weddings and flood content for some unfathomable reason.
tal@lemmy.today 3 months ago
I believe that there’s some app out there for Android that lets one create a spoofed environment for apps that demand certain permissions to function. Returns bogus data to them. Might require a rooted device, though.
goes looking
Yeah.
I think I’m thinking of XPrivacyLua, which requires Xposed, which in turn requires a rooted device.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Technically Graphene OS can do this
skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
I’ve wondered for quite a while if there was ever any truth to the rumors that Meta apps “listen” to people. It doesn’t make logical sense, as the OS should expose they are doing it. Unless they had API access to allow microphone access without triggering the microphone icon. These companies have had API access in the past, like when Uber had full screen display capture access, and Meta definitely has some agreements with the fruit company to access some kinds of data. Or, when iOS first introduced the location tracking symbol in the status bar, I was able to write a program that allowed gathering of location access without actually triggering the icon.
Most of the time, the events can be explained away by knowing how adtech works, like, I was drinking a beverage, a friend asked what it was, the next day I started getting ads for it.
In that case:
- They were on my wifi network
- They picked up their phone when they were asking about it and did an Internet search
- So once the GeoIP was cross-referenced across ad providers, the IP started being targeted for those ads, makes sense
Some stories I’ve heard are more strange.
It does make me wonder if it was true the whole time, but they now have to ask for permission.
Don’t use the platforms myself or I’d try and set up a test experiment.
Donut@leminal.space 3 months ago
In this case by hitting create post, it triggers the permissions for mic/camera because it tries to activate them.
As to why, it’s probably because they want you to create videos so they default to that when putting the create post option. And then in there, you can go for a text post instead. But I don’t use Instagram so I don’t know if anyone who does can confirm that.
skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Good theory, I like it.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Relevant thread today - you would be a good person to test this seemingly unlikely theory!
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
gee, guess i’ll just have to continue never using it, then…
reddig33@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I wonder if saving the website as an app would work around this restriction?
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
This does appear to be a functional workaround atm (the mobile website via safari app allows me to post photos to stories) but the editor is severely gimped so you can’t resize images and such. Desktop version doesn’t seem to allow you to post stories at all. If I NEED to share something perhaps I’ll use this.
RangerJosie@sffa.community 3 months ago
I installed it earlier this year on android. But it wouldn’t let me sign in or browse without syncing my contacts from my phone.
So I uninstalled it.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
That is he healthy choice
Marthirial@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There is a metric somewhere that shows installation and then instant uninstall. I hope it brings sadness to soulless hearts.
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Yup, that’s the correct reaction.