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[Feature Request] Improvements #905

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jbtwentytwo opened this issue Dec 9, 2013 · 3 comments
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[Feature Request] Improvements #905

jbtwentytwo opened this issue Dec 9, 2013 · 3 comments

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@jbtwentytwo
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Here are a few suggestions for improvements.

  1. Currently if I want to restrict an app's 'Get Installed Apps' permission, I have to check system and then uncheck everything but 'Get Installed Apps' under system.

Feature request: Check a sub-item (e.g. GetInstalledApps) rather than the current method.

  1. The default profile created for a newly installed app is almost always not what I want.

Feature Request: Set a default profile for newly installed apps and
disable profiling of newly installed apps (while still showing the notification for it).

  1. List programs by certain permissions - e.g. list all apps that require media permissions or contacts permissions (makes it easier to see what apps want to use my camera for e.g.).
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jpeg729 commented Dec 9, 2013

  1. The current logic as far as I understand it is to restrict a lot and then allow just a few functions so that apps don't force close. If you can advance a good argument why this should change, then it might.
  2. You can adjust the template via the menu in the main screen. Currently you can only specify which categories should be restricted. The possibility to exempt individual functions from the template is on the todo list, but it isn't a priority at the moment. If you like you can remove everything from the template and you will still get the notification.
  3. You can already do that. You have to select a category via the Category tab in the main screen, then choose Filter on permissions, and all apps that don't have permission to access that category will disappear.

@M66B
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M66B commented Dec 9, 2013

1/2. Duplicate of #869

@M66B M66B closed this as completed Dec 9, 2013
@jbtwentytwo
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@jpeg729
Apologies for not noticing these already implemented features.

As far as 1. goes, here is my case:

Scenario 1:
The user has not restricted 'System', finds undesirable behaviour in the usage log, and wants to restrict that singular behaviour.

Scenario 2:
Every user is different and uses a different approach to making restrictions.
Method 1: Restrict System Completely>get fc>read usage log>troubleshoot until app does not fc.
Method 2: Restrict individual items under 'System' incrementally until app fc's.

Method 1 gets the job done, but
Method 2 allows the not so familiar user to better learn what each restriction does (based on app behaviour with each restriction), making it easier to make quicker yet effective restrictions for future apps and to troubleshoot them quicker.

it makes a lot of sense to me to allow the user to pick and choose what restrictions he wants as making effective restrictions is something that needs to be learned.

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