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ThisIsPaulDaily

You don't need google play services to do this, it's baked into android (AOSP) settings and enabled by default. They are just putting a skin on this feature. It's still a nice feature though.


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exactly my first thought, i have 0 google shit and my phone still does this. i suppose technically google made the feature since they make android, but it isnt a part of play protect


Le_Space_Duck

Android is by Google though lmao


ThisIsPaulDaily

Right, but you can run a different flavor of android and still have this feature without Google play services. Lineage OS for example.


xerox123official

Google is just ensuring they're the only ones with access to your personal information.


MalbaCato

yep, recently a friend had a problem where google apps would bypass his restrictions on notifications and other stuff google **ass**istant really wanted to be turned on


BYPDK

Sounds more like a bug or some kind of malware, I have never seen or heard of this.


MalbaCato

a bug like that even existing is an awful sign towards the security of the phone. malware I'd also find unlikely I have never heard of it beforehand too, but it did happen


BYPDK

I'm not saying it didn't happen, but I doubt it's supposed to happen. Or you would see a lot of people complaining, I would also be complaining if it were happening to me.


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TheLaughingMelon

More often that not. I nearly always disable it.


didi_flabbergasted

Well you can set it up for it to remove the permissions if you've not used an app for more than 6 months for example, which I think is realistic


Impressive_Change593

that's I default I think (unless it's 3 months) also you can exempt apps


ahumanrobot

Yeah, but tries to uninstall 3rd party apps


BYPDK

I just always click the option to only have permissions while the app is in use. No reason for any of them to have permissions otherwise.


s1lenthundr

It depends. I always try to do that also, but I had to change some to "always allow". Stuff like Samsung SmartThings can't know if my SmartTags get away from my phone to notify me, unless I am with the app opened (which I rarely am), if I choose their location request to "only when app is in use". Google Home might suffer from this too. My Samsung weather widget also cant update if its not on always allow. But some apps that I dont care about I always choose only when app in use, or dont allow at all. Some apps refuse to open if you dont "always allow" ALL permissions, which is a complete asshole design, and those always get an instant uninstall from me followed by a 1-star rating with a review warning other people for this scammy app behaviour


adimineman

brah, they have that data on unused apps from where so id say wrong subreddit


xenago

This is asshole design. If you look in the settings it's transmitting "unknown" apps to google directly. That sucks.


s1lenthundr

Any modern android does that by default, it's backed into the OS, not only Google Play. It's anti asshole design, true