Is it possible to have “optional” permissions in Android?

Question

Is there any way for an Android application to declare requested permissions as optional?

I.e. I want to write an app that requests a set of permissions, e.g. one of

Answer 1

It is not supported and not under development as of now. Star issue 6266 on Android bug tracker if you would like to see it implemented.

Ref: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6266