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App Ops is a hidden feature introduced in Android 4.3. It allows fine-grained control over app permissions.

App Ops is a hidden feature introduced in Android 4.3. It allows the user to selectively disable permissions of installed apps.

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Getting Security exception while trying to fetch networkcapabilities on android 11

I am getting SecurityException followed by RemoteException while trying to access below code. API val networkCapabilities = connectivityManager.getNetworkCapabilities(connectivityManager.activeNetwork) Exception getting Fatal Exception:…
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SecurityException: <> from uid xxx not allowed to perform READ_CLIPBOARD when calling setPrimaryClip

I've been getting reports of the following crash SecurityException: <> from uid xxx not allowed to perform READ_CLIPBOARD The crash occurred when a user clicks on a button that copies a text into clipboard as shown below. val…
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What happens when permission is disabled with OS 4.3's new feature?

I heard that OS 4.3 has hidden feature to disable some permissions w/o repackaging APK. When we release app, we add necessary permissions and make app work. But that feature can disable permissions. I know some app have been doing this though it's a…
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Grant AppOps permissions to system apps in Android 6.0 Marshmallow

As seen in this answer, starting from Android 6.0 Marshmallow, system apps are no longer granted dangerous permissions by default. I also read that only apps signed with the platform key have the old behavior. Is there a way to add other apps to…
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Memory Leak found by LeakCanary for AppOpsManager OnOpChangedListener callback Function

I am finding the available memory leaks in my Android application, LeakCanary always says that AppOpsManager OnOpChangedListener callback Function has Leaks for MainActivity. I searched a lot on google and SF but did not find any solution for this.…
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AOSP: How to restrict app accessing Camera, Location?

I'm trying to restrict apps in Android by modifying source code. I was able to get it working for Internet, but I was not able to restrict apps from using Camera or Location? Internet permission is enforced at linux process level with group-id. But…
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Android: Can we detected if a permission has been disabled on App Ops?

With Android 4.3 we have a hidden Intent of the OS - App Ops - that allows us to disable some of the permissions of the installed apps (that's great!). But as an app developer i'm trying to find out if there is a way to check if the permission has…
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App crashes on launch after renaming module in Android Studio

Here's what my modules look like I changed my module name in Android Studio from app to wear, after I decided to add another module called mobile. I didn't see any issues until my app update got rejected from Play Store. The Logcat is filled with…
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How to set GET_APP_OPS_STATS without rooting?

i am working on an app using the App Ops Manager. I want to get access to the Logs and analyze which app used which resource. The app works fine for the moment, since a wanted to deplay a Demo version. I have the following problem: I started the App…
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Store Highest Score and Display It

I'm currently learning android app development and on the very beginning phase. I built this game and now i want to set store and display high score as Textview on my screen. I'd really appreciate if anyone could help me out. thanks! package…
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How will my apps be affected if their permissions are changed using Android 4.3 App Ops?

I've read that in Android 4.3 there is a new feature called App Ops. See here for some info. I'm a little bit worried about how this will affect apps that rely on having permissions active. A user could easily see this feature, go into the list,…
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AppOpsManager.noteOp: How can I configure my app to crash on specific op

In AppOpsManager.noteOp, it said SecurityException will be thrown if the app has been configured to crash on this op I can't find any information about how to do that. Is it something app developer can configure in the source code?
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Is there any Android app that can detect particular text on screen and click on it automatically?

I want a app that can read text on my screen and click on the text which I can pre-define in the app. App mostly capable to identify multiple texts and if anyone of them present on screen then click on that region.
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