Sensors Off tile without enabling Developer Options?

sonicbackdrop

Is there a way to have a Sensors Off tile without enabling Developer Options? That feels like something handy Graphene would have by default :)

akc3n

sonicbackdrop

The 'Sensors Off' toggle in the Developer options is not intended for regular users. It's primarily for app and operating system development.

In standard Android environments, this permission to toggle sensors per-app does not exist. By default, apps are assumed to need sensor access. GrapheneOS introduced the 'Sensors permission' as a per-app toggle, a unique addition. This method is designed to prevent unintended disruptions in app functionality. It's important to note that disabling sensors globally might interfere with the operation of some system applications.

I strongly recommend that you, and anyone else reading this, refrain from altering system apps permissions. Avoid using the developer's option to globally engage the 'Sensors Off' quick tile.

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

Also for further reading:
https://developer.android.com/develop/sensors-and-location/sensors/sensors_overview

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akc3n If we disable sensors globally it will keep the previously installed apps as sensors enabled, so its unlikely to affect system apps, as they have it granted already.

sonicbackdrop

Thanks for the advice! I've definitely heard that you're not supposed to turn sensors off for individual system apps, but I didn't realize using it as an entire-device kill switch would be potentially destructive. Good to know.