A counter-example where a permissions system mostly still works is Mac apps. They also have to request permissions for things like using the webcam, accessing important areas of the filesystem, reading keyboard input when they’re not the active program, and so on.
It might be illustrative that Apple, who usually care a lot about good UX, made this procedure downright painful. When the app is installed it’s fine, but when it tries to use a permissioned resource for the first time that pops up a dialog box. That box is not confirm/deny, but rather sends you to the System Settings window, where you have to find the right category, find the program in that category, select Allow, and then enter your password. It seems like Apple might think the Android permissions system failed in part because they made it too easy to say yes.
It might be illustrative that Apple, who usually care a lot about good UX, made this procedure downright painful. When the app is installed it’s fine, but when it tries to use a permissioned resource for the first time that pops up a dialog box. That box is not confirm/deny, but rather sends you to the System Settings window, where you have to find the right category, find the program in that category, select Allow, and then enter your password. It seems like Apple might think the Android permissions system failed in part because they made it too easy to say yes.