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[d4rken]

By @TheMysticS from d4rken-org/sdmaid#5609

The idea I spoke about earlier is about an app that will list all app permissions in one place. Currently, Android shows app permissions in 3 different places:

App Info page
Special Access
Permissions Manager
In order to control or just see what permissions an app has access to, the user has to go to 3 different places now.

This new app I'm suggesting will basically list every single permission an app has requested in one place, giving the user a bird's eye view of app permissions.

It will have two tabs at the bottom (or top):

Apps: This will list all the apps installed. Clicking on any app will list every single permission that the app has requested, including those that show up under Permissions Manager and Special Access, along with their status (ON/ OFF, Allowed/ Disallowed, etc.)

Permissions: This will list every single permission such as Contacts, Microphone, Camera, etc., including those that show up under Permissions Manager and Special Access. Clicking on each will show all the apps that currently has access to that permission.

This will also include internet permissions, SharedUserID status!

In both the above cases, it will be nice to segregate the output in two sections: One where apps have been allowed a permission or permissions that an app currently has access to, and another section where the same is denied.

Due to limitations of Android, this app will not allow for controlling permissions from within the app, atleast not without root. Instead, it will provide a bird's eye view of the entire permission set available to each app, and also provide a shortcut to the appropriate System Settings page, if the user wants to change any.

Currently, there is not a single app that can do this. So you may consider making one.

Thanks.

[dragonGod97677]

Speaking SharedUserID, it should have a separate tab and sort apps that have same SharedUserID

[d4rken]

Speaking SharedUserID, it should have a separate tab and sort apps that have same SharedUserID

Not sure how that would look UI wise, so it's 3 tabs?

• Apps
• Permissions
• ?SharedUserId?

[dragonGod97677]

Speaking SharedUserID, it should have a separate tab and sort apps that have same SharedUserID

Not sure how that would look UI wise, so it's 3 tabs?

• Apps
• Permissions
• ?SharedUserId?

Yes 3 tabs and sort like this but by id

But text only, when the user taps a id, it will show a drop down list of apps have the shared id

[TheRealMystic]

On the Apps tab where all apps are listed, a label (similar to the ones used in SD Maid) indicating SharedUserID should be fine.

Clicking on the label should list all the other apps in a small pop-up window that have the same SharedUserID.

Clicking on the app (or anywhere else in the app row) should list every single permission requested by the app, with filters to see the ones allowed and those that are disallowed.

I'm not sure if a separate tab is required.

[dragonGod97677]

I'm not sure if a separate tab is required.

Having a tabs can sort it.

for your suggestion

On the Apps tab where all apps are listed, a label (similar to the ones used in SD Maid) indicating SharedUserID should be fine.

Why not both?

[TheRealMystic]

I'm not sure if a separate tab is required.

Having a tabs can sort it.

for your suggestion

On the Apps tab where all apps are listed, a label (similar to the ones used in SD Maid) indicating SharedUserID should be fine.

Why not both?

I will admit I don't fully understand the SharedUserID feature. Is this something that many apps use? As far as I understood, this SharedUserID is limited to apps from the same developer, isn't it?

If not many apps have this, then a separate tab may be unnecessary to keep the UI simple and clean.

[dragonGod97677]

You got a point, shared id is rare can can mostly found used in system apps.
The only downloadable app on play store that i know of uses shared id is Automate

[d4rken]

So far:

[dragonGod97677]

So far:

Could you also add a dark theme, please?

(Sorry xd)

[d4rken]

Lol, do you mean "Could you also add a dark theme, please?" 🤔

It will pick a theme based on your system setting.

Colors are defined here, feel free to tweak them, there is a tool to generate themes here:
https://material-foundation.github.io/material-theme-builder/

[d4rken]

Not sure how much info is needed in the overview:

[dragonGod97677]

Lol, do you mean "Could you also add a dark theme, please?" 🤔

It will pick a theme based on your system setting.

Colors are defined here, feel free to tweak them, there is a tool to generate themes here: https://material-foundation.github.io/material-theme-builder/

Edited my last comment and users can import their own theme?

[d4rken]

No this is a code change. You and @TheMysticS could contribute more than just discussions if you want 🙂.

The generated files contain a color set which can replace the current one:
https://github.com/d4rken/mystic-permissions/blob/main/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml

The purple color scheme is not super nice, it's just the default of another project of mine (https://github.com/d4rken/android-starter-v4).