150+ New Apps with Sensor Permissions?

pafu

I'm in the early stages of setting up a fresh device, only installed ₅ apps via Obtanium, and Aurora store.

Checking the permissions, I see over 150 apps have access to sensors. Everything from Android Easter Egg, Emergency Information, to Pixel Camera Services(have not installed Pixel Camera)

Also, when I set them to Don't allow, they seem to disapear, not moving into the 'Not Allowed' section.

Please advise. I assume it is an error, but would this allow them access if I did install them?
Thank you.

ErnestThornhill

pafu

"To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is enabled by default. When an app attempts to access sensors and receives zeroed data due to being denied, GrapheneOS creates a notification that can be easily disabled. The Sensors permission can be set to be disabled by default for user installed apps in Settings > Privacy."

https://grapheneos.org/features#sensors-permission-toggle

pafu

Ok thank you, I probably just did not notice them before.

matchboxbananasynergy

To add to what @ErnestThornhill quoted, don't revoke permissions, including sensors or otherwise from system apps. You'll end up breaking stuff you won't realize, and then won't know how to fix your issues. It also makes it difficult for us to diagnose the issues on our end.

pafu

Thank you. As for the ones I revoked, is there anyway to reset them?

ErnestThornhill

pafu Click the three dots in the upper right, click on "Show system" and then look for them under "Not allowed."