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Kind of like Android or iOS.
Flatpak tries to accomplish this on Desktop, and it works, but isn't as comprehensive as something like Android or iOS.
On the extreme side, there is QubesOS, which runs every app in a dedicated virtual machine, including the networking stack.
I've never seen a flatpak prompt me for permissions. If it needs something it didn't have it just silently fails for me and I have to guess what permission it needed manually using flatseal. Is that normal or am I setup wrong?
That's normal.
Flatpak also doesn't ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
I believe so.
I think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
GNOME Software. That's not what I'm concerned about though.