Whybare there like 50 android apps that have sensor permission?
Can anyone advise for which apps I could remove the permission? I'm hoping that since GOS doesn't give uneeded permissions lightly that most of them should have it.....
Sensor Permission
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The sensor permission is on by default for all apps, because on stock OS apps are not designed to work without the sensor permission, it's only GrapheneOS that does, and disabling the permission will break some things.
That said, for many of the android apps you can disable sensor permission for those, and not break anything. Just don't disable the sensor permission for any of the system apps (shown by pressing the 3 dots). That would be far more likely to break things.
You can find the answer on the website here: https://grapheneos.org/features#sensors-permission-toggle
To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is enabled by default.
Also, changing system apps' permissions isn't advised.
ve3jlg Maybe I didn't word what I said well.
@unwat worded it better:
Disabling system apps can cause your phone to behave unpredictably. If you disable system apps or change system apps' permissions, people here on the forum might not be able to help you if you start to have problems with your phone.
I'd suggest you re-enable that system app/service.