New app permission - should have also added GET_ACCOUNTS
Posted: 02/27/2013
I see you have added approx. location to the permissions of your Android app.
IMO, next time you are going to add some permissions, you should consider also adding GET_ACCOUNTS and USE_CREDENTIALS.
I really don't like entering username and password (I can never remember my password for one thing), and I use Fongo on my phone and my tablet. Sometimes I have to re-enter my Fongo credentials and I'm not even sure why.
So, I really like the trend towards authenticating users via their Google account. This does not mean changing Fongo account system at all - you can create an equivelency between their google account and their Fongo account on your server. The new Play store API's make this much easier for everyone - actually, it is now invisible for the end-user.
The hardest part is introducing new permissions to your users - which I why I suggest you look into this the next time you have some other permission you want to add.
Tom
IMO, next time you are going to add some permissions, you should consider also adding GET_ACCOUNTS and USE_CREDENTIALS.
I really don't like entering username and password (I can never remember my password for one thing), and I use Fongo on my phone and my tablet. Sometimes I have to re-enter my Fongo credentials and I'm not even sure why.
So, I really like the trend towards authenticating users via their Google account. This does not mean changing Fongo account system at all - you can create an equivelency between their google account and their Fongo account on your server. The new Play store API's make this much easier for everyone - actually, it is now invisible for the end-user.
The hardest part is introducing new permissions to your users - which I why I suggest you look into this the next time you have some other permission you want to add.
Tom