If you're also annoyed by Android constantly revoking permissions for "unused" apps, try this:
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If you're also annoyed by Android constantly revoking permissions for "unused" apps, try this:
adb shell device_config put app_hibernation app_hibernation_enabled false
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If you're also annoyed by Android constantly revoking permissions for "unused" apps, try this:
adb shell device_config put app_hibernation app_hibernation_enabled false
I can do it right from the UI.
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I can do it right from the UI.
@chewbacca per-app, yes. I want to disable this misfeature for all apps at once, current and future, and this command seems to do just that
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@chewbacca per-app, yes. I want to disable this misfeature for all apps at once, current and future, and this command seems to do just that
@grishka @chewbacca Which is exactly what I wanted the last few days too
Maybe this is nice for the average consumer, but if I have an app installed, with permissions granted, it's because I want it there. If I didn't, I'd have adb disable'd or uninstalled it on setup
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@grishka @chewbacca Which is exactly what I wanted the last few days too
Maybe this is nice for the average consumer, but if I have an app installed, with permissions granted, it's because I want it there. If I didn't, I'd have adb disable'd or uninstalled it on setup
@xethos @chewbacca yeah this feature *might* make sense for someone who has auto-update turned on. But otherwise I just don't understand the threat model. I feel like it should incorporate the last update time into whether the app needs its permissions revoked.
I myself, as a matter of principle, never allow anything to update automatically. Some apps get quite pissed off about it sometimes. Some (Google Photos) even have time bombs in them.
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@xethos @chewbacca yeah this feature *might* make sense for someone who has auto-update turned on. But otherwise I just don't understand the threat model. I feel like it should incorporate the last update time into whether the app needs its permissions revoked.
I myself, as a matter of principle, never allow anything to update automatically. Some apps get quite pissed off about it sometimes. Some (Google Photos) even have time bombs in them.
@grishka Re: threat model, most normal people will impatiently click through whatever makes the prompt shut up and let them do what they want with the app [0]
This isn't *great* on the most intimate devices we own
So on balance, this feels fine - a reasonable default for normal people, an option for people to opt-out, and a "Fuckin' stop that" command hidden behind a CLI tool non-geeks won't touch
[0] So I hear, though I'll have to find some non-computer geeks to ask
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@grishka Re: threat model, most normal people will impatiently click through whatever makes the prompt shut up and let them do what they want with the app [0]
This isn't *great* on the most intimate devices we own
So on balance, this feels fine - a reasonable default for normal people, an option for people to opt-out, and a "Fuckin' stop that" command hidden behind a CLI tool non-geeks won't touch
[0] So I hear, though I'll have to find some non-computer geeks to ask
@grishka And honestly, this might just be the exact balance I consider reasonable for things like this
CLI tools that are *powerful*. Tucked away by default, but easy to use and enable if you want
The option to remove guardrails that, in absolute numbers, lots of people maybe *should* have, but with no other penalty or nags if you tell your device to do things your way
Guardrails are fine, IMO. The ability to turn them off, however, is a requirement that's not always respected
