Restrictions on mobile servers?

[Richard Gaskin]

J. Landman Gay wrote:

 > On 7/20/17 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
 >> On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring
 >> explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for
 >> listening.
 >>
 >> What restrictions are imposed by iOS and Android for similar
 >> security?
 >
 > On Android, the user must agree to Internet and all other permissions
 > stated in the manifest before download begins if the app is in the
 > Play Store. In newer versions of Android the user has the ability to
 > turn off any permission at any time from within the OS settings.

So that one setting applies to both client and server roles, the ability 
to send requests to servers and also to expose the device to probing 
from the open Internet?

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