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From: "R.Wieser"
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Subject: Re: ebook-reader permissions - no explanation given
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 12:24:05 +0200
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Andrew,
>> I can understand those READ_MEDIA_* permissions though. EPUB books are
>> just HTML files zipped up.
>
> I'm not sure how the app is working with all those permissions revoked.
Just think of those MEDIA thingies as resources loaded by a webpage. Block
them, and only the text will be there. Which, for the ebooks I'm reading,
isn't a problem.
> Also I'm not sure why the app doesn't even *ask* me for any permissions.
It probably tries to, but its request gets blocked (your app manager?)
before it reaches the OS (which would than show the permissions dialogs).
> My suggestion is you install Muntashirakon App Manager
I'm first going to see if the Graphene OS already has that covered. I just
found something about "storage scopes".
Still no idea why it needs that "read phone status and identity" permission
though. Lets hope it will work with it blocked.
Ah... I just realized it /could/ be to freeze sounds and/or movies inside
an ebook when a call comes in. Though in that case that permission is *way*
to broad.
Regards,
Rudy Wieser