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[APP][4.3 & 4.4 KitKat] App Ops eXtended

App Ops eXtended is a launcher for the 4.3 AND 4.4 App Ops activity, as well as an installer for a more advanced version of App Ops with added features:
- search for apps
- filter out disabled apps
- sorting alphabetically
- batch grant/revoke OPs (permissions)
- ability to automatically deny permissions chosen by you on new app installs
- optional persistent notification to show revoked permissions for the current foreground app
App Ops X is a recompiled version of Android 4.3's App Ops which we've made available to Kit Kat now too.
We're going to improve on it and add new features, so please, if there's anything you'd like to see just let us know! Also if you have any problems with it, please send us a description along with your ROM. Thanks!
Link: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colortiger.appopsinstaller

Can you add the option to take away ability from apps to connect to the internet, or to write to the USB storage, or to read the phone status and identity? That's what I would call extended app ops

sordna said:
Can you add the option to take away ability from apps to connect to the internet, or to write to the USB storage, or to read the phone status and identity? That's what I would call extended app ops
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Don't these apps work by listing ALL the permissions that an individual app can access ? So if it can't access the internet or GPS or or or it won't give the option to denied ?

drawde40599 said:
Don't these apps work by listing ALL the permissions that an individual app can access ? So if it can't access the internet or GPS or or or it won't give the option to denied ?
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App Ops lists some, not all permissions. Look at chrome, it doesn't say that it has any network permissions, neither write storage, but if you look at them in Settings->apps you can see it does.

sordna said:
App Ops lists some, not all permissions. Look at chrome, it doesn't say that it has any network permissions, neither write storage, but if you look at them in Settings->apps you can see it does.
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Gotcha I never really looked at apps like chrome , I really only use it for games and shady apps downloaded from the internet . I agree finding a way to show all permissions would be great

Many thanks!! I was waiting for kit Kat version.
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Yep, working on the INTERNET permission right now. App Ops eXtended uses the same AppOpsManager as the native app, which doesn't support it, so it's a bit more work, but we're getting there!

Looks nice !
If I may, once App Ops X is installed, the button still says Install App Ops X Maybe you could change it to "Launch App Ops X"

That's done, along with a few other features:
- notification that shows revoked permissions to the current foreground app
- batch grant/revoke a permission to all apps that requested it at once
- rules - automatically disallow permissions of your choosing to newly installed apps (like READ CONTACTS)

Don't see wake lock option in X version
First thanks for make this great app available on Kitkat platform.
I'm not sure if the following bug might be related to my phone only:
When trying the Native AppOps, all works fine and I see the "wake lock" option.
However when I try the AppOps X, I'm unable to see the option for "wake lock". I had granted superuser access to the app and phone is rooted. I'm on Kitkat (Build from CM 11). Phone is a Samsung S2 I9100.
If nobody is having this issue, then I would guess it's something with my OS or phone.

zrgiu said:
That's done, along with a few other features:
- notification that shows revoked permissions to the current foreground app
- batch grant/revoke a permission to all apps that requested it at once
- rules - automatically disallow permissions of your choosing to newly installed apps (like READ CONTACTS)
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This is cool! Can you also present the apps sorted by name ? The standard app ops show the apps in random order, so it's hard to find a specific app you are looking for, if it falls under a section with a lot of apps.

keepasa said:
When trying the Native AppOps, all works fine and I see the "wake lock" option.
However when I try the AppOps X, I'm unable to see the option for "wake lock".
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Thanks for that! It is actually a bug on our side which we'll try to get fixed by the next version! Feel free to suggest any improvements if you have an ideas too!
sordna said:
This is cool! Can you also present the apps sorted by name ? The standard app ops show the apps in random order, so it's hard to find a specific app you are looking for, if it falls under a section with a lot of apps.
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They are actually sorted so that the app which most recently used that OP is shown first. We'll try to add a sort option by the next version too though!

Does it affect OTA Updates?
THX
Bernd

bgrimm said:
Does it affect OTA Updates?
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It shouldn't affect them in any way.

Is there a way to stop notifications?

killall said:
Is there a way to stop notifications?
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In App Ops X on the upper right side there's a "settings" button, and there on the unlocked version the first option is for turning off the notification. If you haven't unlocked (purchased) though and you see notifications from App Ops X then that's a bug which we'll try to fix ASAP.

Yeh I have upgraded, but still get notifications, even if unchecked in settings

killall said:
Yeh I have upgraded, but still get notifications, even if unchecked in settings
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found it, thanks! fixing now!

My main concern is the device ID. is there anyway to stop apps from gaining access to that? Seems like a good app so far. Nice job

Greatness83 said:
My main concern is the device ID. is there anyway to stop apps from gaining access to that? Seems like a good app so far. Nice job
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Thanks!
There isn't any way through the AppOpsManager as of yet. Even so, the device ID now isn't as unique as it used to be, since it's software generated as opposed to hardware. I'm still looking into it to confirm that it's so, but the most of the internet tells that it is.

[GUIDE] Using(Understanding) XPRIVACY

Using XPRIVACY​*****won't be adding any more stuff to this guide for a while. will continue this when i have enough free time*******
XPRIVACY is undoubtedly the best privacy app out there. Its because of the options it supports almost all the android versions.
But it is not as easy to understand as App Ops or Pdroid privacy guard. Thats why inspite of my many attempts to use it, i gave up after few hours or days and switched back to App Ops.
It has come along way from when i made those attempts, it has become more user friendly and interactive but so many options which is its biggest plus point, also makes it hard for new users to switch from other privacy app to XPRIVACY.
I recently made a small guide about HOW TO USE APP OPS MORE EFFECTIVELY.
So the next obvious step was GUIDE on XPRIVACY. i have been putting it off from many days but now no more will add more videos whenever i can but its about time i that i finally get started with it.
I hope this guide will help my fellow XDA members to make the required switch or to introduce them to the world of XPRIVACY
Installation instruction, minimum requirements and other usefull stuff can be found at the official thread of XPRIVACY
What this Guide is ABOUT???​
>This guide is for NOOB users, so that they can understand how to use XPRIVACY. Also as i ahven't purchased the PRO version yet this huide will only cover functions of FREE version. I will be buying the PRO version soon and then it will cover use of PRO features as well
>I will try to explain different restriction using different apps.
>Examples will be video of the app with and without those restrictions and the effect that those restriction will have on that app
>NOTE 1 - this is not full blown guide and it is just to get you started. However it can turn into full blown guide depending on the inputs from various users and also after a certain time as i get better in using this app.
>Note 2: Differnet categories are explained using different app. Most of the times category name will be used as heading as you can see in 3rd point, but at some places where permissions like location, contacts , clipboard etc are explained i will use these words only as these words will result in easier understanding.
> More and more videos will be added as i find the appropriate app and a way to demonstrate the use of a particular permission using that app.
LETS START​Youtube playlist link​
1) Faking or restriction location
I am pretty sure this is going to be very useful to many people for playing location based games or to become mayor of certain place in foursquare and i am sure you can think of using it in many other apps.
Please note that you cannot fake location for some apps like google maps and facebook. these are the only two apps that i know of. you cannot fake location for these two apps but you can restrict it.
Also as you can see in the video you will be able to fake location in foursquare but when you will try to access google maps view from inside Foursqaure app you will get no location. But still you can check in and get suggestion from foursquare based on your fake location. default fake location is CHRISTMAS ISLAND. but you can change it through XPRIVACY(which is covered in the video).
2) Blocking access to the different accounts configured in your device
For this i have used Chrome beta as you can see in the video that blocking the account permissions will result in chrome not seeing the different google accounts that are present on my device. Thus i am unable to sign in chrome beta to sync my bookmarks and other stuff.
You can use this to block access from those app which try to gain access to the different accounts configured in your device.
Note: if you block access to 9gag, Ifunny etc apps like these for which you sign in using your configured google account. You wont be able to sign in those apps as these apps won't be able to see the configured account.
Although if a you sign in using username or email id which you use only for that particular app. You can block restrict this permission as it will have no negative effect on that app behaviour
3) Xprivacy Category - View Browser
For explaining what this permission does i have used DIGG app. This permission will restrict app from opening external links. or more precisely hyperlinks from withing app. If this permission is restricted you will be displayed warning from xprivacy when you try to open any link from withing the app(shown in the video).
4) More Videos to come soon..........
More videos to be added whenever i can find time and based on users input. I am also a beginner when it comes to XPRIVACY so be patient with me and if you have any ideas to make this thread better please do share it with us.
Once you have enough understanding to use Xprivacy on daily basis you can head over to XPRIVACY thread and post you advanced question there.
Currently i have some personal stuff to take care of so updating this thread is on hold. Will update it with more videos as soon as i can. I have made the videos just need to edit them and upload.

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Other Useful threads by Me
[GUIDE] Using Apps Ops (or Privacy Guard) 4 blocking wakelocks & saving battery
[App] Samachar - Indian News app and more

thanks
thanks for this helpful tutorial.
can u please tell me if I could use xprivacy to block adds on apps , cheers

drreality said:
thanks for this helpful tutorial.
can u please tell me if I could use xprivacy to block adds on apps , cheers
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You can block internet permission. That will block ads but that can also make app useless if it needs internet to function.
Why don't you use adaway or adblock pro to block ads?

I know this is a dumb question but I've been using Xprivacy for a few years now and I never could figure out what the two boxes to the right of the application names are for. I believe one is for restrict and one is for allow? If someone could let me know which each of those boxes means it would be much appreciated.

Good question. The two-column system is a later addition to xprivacy and many of the newbie tutorials don't cover it.
Let's take a simple example like location.
For starters, let's say the second column is unchecked. This is the easiest situation to understand. Then what happens depends on the first column.
The first column -- if it's checked then xprivacy will always deny access to location and will instead feed the app fake information as set up in the xprivacy settings.
If however the first column is unchecked then the app will be able to get to your actual location.
This is what you want with an app where the answer to "can it use this permission?" is always the same (either "always" or "never"). Second column unchecked, first column choice telling the app yes or no.
The second column controls the pop-ups that you see with xprivacy. If the second column is checked then you'll get a pop-up asking whether to allow the app the permission or not (whether or not the first column is checked).
There are four choices -- "allow", "deny", "don't know", and "oops I timed out".
"oops I timed out" will give the app whatever the answer in the first column is. You can tell what the first column is because the app says "Timeout will: allow/deny" depending on whether the first column is unchecked/checked.
If you click "allow" in the pop-up then xprivacy unchecks the second column in its settings, unchecks the first, and gives the app access to your true location. The popup will then not appear again unless you recheck the second column in the xprivacy settings.
If you click "deny" then xprivacy unchecks the second column, checks the first column and feeds the app fake location. Again you'll not see the popup again.
If you click "Don't know" then I *think* xprivacy denies access (whether or not the first column is unchecked) and leaves the second column checked, so it will ask again the next time.
How did I find this out? Well I didn't read it from a FAQ! I just downloaded xprivacy yesterday and I found it incredibly difficult to work out from scratch. In the end I just downloaded an app which prints out your gps location and nothing else, and I just experimented with it. The above is a report on my conclusions. I hope it helps other people because it is the post which I wish I could have read this time yesterday.
Note that other permissions might work slightly differently. For example it is not really possible to feed an app fake internet information, as this would require carrying around a fake internet on your phone. You can get a quick idea about what data can be faked by looking at the xprivacy settings. For example, you can fake your phone number and your MAC address. But as I've said you can't fake your internet and you can't fake your storage either -- which is quite a good idea because if you pretend to let an app write to your SD card and then pretend to let it read it and it can't find what it just wrote, this is bound to lead to trouble, probably more trouble than if you'd just denied it access in the first place.

Nice tutorial
@yannick.12
Many many thanks for you're well explained tutorial.
This is was definitley needed because is still (incredibly) very hard to find out some good guide out there, expecially for the "second column" options, as you mentioned.
Thank you, again my friend :good:

I got also another question (if someone knonw the answer) about the "shared rules". I mean, if I download the rules for some app, from the XPrivacy server, it's supposed to be the settings that someone has configure, ok. But what if I send my rules and, later in time, I download it again for that app? I got my rules (the rules that I uploaded before) or I got the " common" rules setted shared by the XPrivacy?
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Is it possible for xPrivacy to allow app's permission? I'm using a phone that runs android 5.1.1 and some apps just don't ask for permissions which makes it impossible for me to access storages. It will only respond that app has no permission to write over storages which makes the app not functional.

rUx_Gaming said:
Is it possible for xPrivacy to allow app's permission? I'm using a phone that runs android 5.1.1 and some apps just don't ask for permissions which makes it impossible for me to access storages. It will only respond that app has no permission to write over storages which makes the app not functional.
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Won't work like that.... And that issue is still there.. Even with pie... App's developer fault..
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Kapiljhajhria said:
Won't work like that.... And that issue is still there.. Even with pie... App's developer fault..
Sent from my Redmi Note 5 Pro using Tapatalk
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Thanks for info. Is there any possible workaround for this other than contacting the devs to fix storage permission issue?

rUx_Gaming said:
Thanks for info. Is there any possible workaround for this other than contacting the devs to fix storage permission issue?
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No, give permission manually from app info
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Kapiljhajhria said:
No, give permission manually from app info
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I guess there'snothing I can do other than look for an alternative app, android 5.1.1 won't let you edit app permission.

rUx_Gaming said:
I guess there'snothing I can do other than look for an alternative app, android 5.1.1 won't let you edit app permission.
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I mean give app permission from app's info. I think u can do that... Dont remember 5.1.1 interface now but it should be possible
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Kapiljhajhria said:
I mean give app permission from app's info. I think u can do that... Dont remember 5.1.1 interface now but it should be possible
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My phone doesn't seem so. Here's how it looks like in the app settings.

Nagging display overlay message

Hi everyone, my new update to M on my Huawei gives me a hard time. I cannot set access rights for apps because it wants me to enable (or disable) overlay rights to some app I cannot identify. Actually I would have expected the name of the related app to be printed in the message but it doesn't do that. Many have problems with that message using screen filtering apps .. but I am not aware of using such app.
I have read that the permission in question is "android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW".
I am now looking for a sort of batch tool that allows for an easy change of this permission to all apps e.g.:
Store current state; toggle all on or off; restore state
I looked at some privacy managers and the state appears. But didn't find one (yet?) that allows me to do this to all apps at once.
Can anyone point me to a tool that can help me? Regrettably I am not a programmer.

Strange domain appeared in my Chrome app for no reason (“http://109.236.83.247”) Help

Hello, today when i was using chrome and opened a new tap i realized there was a strange IP in the home page, and honestly don't have idea what it's or what that means, i clicked it once for curiosity and to know what it was (nothing happened) but honestly i don't have an idea of what it could be, so i came here hoping to get an answer of an expert or experienced user to know what the hell is this or what to do, been searching for a while and despite there is few info look like it's a malware (Hope it's nothing)
This is how it looks
http://i.imgur.com/4V179hN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gvrrv7I.jpg

The IP listed belongs to Breeze VPS (Virtual Private Server) company.
Does this sound like something you use? Perhaps routing through a SOCKS proxy on a rented server?

_velocity_ said:
The IP listed belongs to Breeze VPS (Virtual Private Server) company.
Does this sound like something you use? Perhaps routing through a SOCKS proxy on a rented server?
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(Thanks for the answer)
Not really, i haven't used any kind of VPN till today, that's why I found it very strange that this appeared in my Chrome homepage, at first i thought it was some kind of malware that was sending info to that IP or something but i suppose it isn't any kind of malware? I was/am scared tbh cuz i have my credit card in Uber

HeberWilson said:
(Thanks for the answer)
Not really, i haven't used any kind of VPN till today, that's why I found it very strange that this appeared in my Chrome homepage, at first i thought it was some kind of malware that was sending info to that IP or something but i suppose it isn't any kind of malware? I was/am scared tbh cuz i have my credit card in Uber
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Just realized you said VPS, so nope, i didn't even know what VPS was

Are you patched up to the latest security patches? It's going to be pretty damn hard to get past your user space on a patched Linux kernel.
in other words remove the app, reboot, reinstall the app, don't click that again!

If it is a VPS server then you are a part of botnet i guess because most hackers use VPS server to control botnets
What was the last app you installed?
Did you connect to public Wifi?

HeberWilson said:
(Thanks for the answer)
Not really, i haven't used any kind of VPN till today, that's why I found it very strange that this appeared in my Chrome homepage, at first i thought it was some kind of malware that was sending info to that IP or something but i suppose it isn't any kind of malware? I was/am scared tbh cuz i have my credit card in Uber
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Further investigation... upon initial review, seems fairly innocent:
Robtex IP/DNS Report
"Anti-Hacker-Alliance" Detailed Report
Digging into the hostname/variations further, would definitely appear to be some sort of malware or email spam:
Abused IP Database - IP related abuse reports/complaints
I would definitely look in to whatever apps you most recently installed, email links clicked on, etc.

droidvoider said:
Are you patched up to the latest security patches? It's going to be pretty damn hard to get past your user space on a patched Linux kernel.
in other words remove the app, reboot, reinstall the app, don't click that again!
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I suppose so, i have the latest firmware and scanned today the device with Kaspersky and Security given by android/samsung
Kaspersky (No threats detected) http://i.imgur.com/CAOH0AG.jpg
Security by Android/Samsung (Secure; No unauthorized changes were detected in the system; Antimalware = No threats detected) http://i.imgur.com/WhsTG2g.jpg
You mean to uninstall Uber, reboot then install the app again and don't click on that link which btw i already deleted from chrome (i know it sounds pretty much like what you said but to make sure haha)
Since you were a hacker (saw your sign) do you think my credit card could be compromised? I have to say I'm a root user and an experienced android user (Not in malware/hacks), I mean i know how to evict phishing, and things like to don't click on unknow links etc, but i do install apps out from the playstore like Xposed and all that belongs with it (i'm almost sure those are secure to use) but i also install cracked apps (those who require donations) but i check the permissions and change some of them (if they don't belong with what the app is supposed to do) with AppOpsXposed [I have a Galaxy J7 with android 5.1.1, they haven't updated to Android 6.0.1 (which let you change permissions) yet in my country so i need to use that app to change permissions], what i don't know is that if apps can have hidden permissions

evildog1 said:
If it is a VPS server then you are a part of botnet i guess because most hackers use VPS server to control botnets
What was the last app you installed?
Did you connect to public Wifi?
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I got this device (Galaxy J7) like a week ago, but did root the phone in the first 7 hours, so i could say that i did install all the apps at the same time, but i can give you the permissions if you want of all the not-confident apps that i've installed out of the playstore
Confident:
- Xposed Installer
- AdAway
- AppOpsXposed (Xposed Module)
- Youtube AdAway (Xposed Module)
- Youtube Background Playback (Xposed Module)
Not-Condifent (Cracked to get free dontation):
- Nova Launcher
- Greenify
- Musixmatch
- Tesla Unread
- Root Explorer
I only use the wifi of my house

_velocity_ said:
Further investigation... upon initial review, seems fairly innocent:
Robtex IP/DNS Report
"Anti-Hacker-Alliance" Detailed Report
Digging into the hostname/variations further, would definitely appear to be some sort of malware or email spam:
Abused IP Database - IP related abuse reports/complaints
I would definitely look in to whatever apps you most recently installed, email links clicked on, etc.
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Right now i haven't seen anything weird, probably because i'm using AdAway that blocks a lot of advertisements, but will it work if i block that IP/domain with a host file and flash it via Recovery (CWM)?

HeberWilson said:
Right now i haven't seen anything weird, probably because i'm using AdAway that blocks a lot of advertisements, but will it work if i block that IP/domain with a host file and flash it via Recovery (CWM)?
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If you're using AdAway, you can blacklist the hostname of the IP in question.
Open AdAway and hit the stacked 3 square boxes in the upper right-hand corner to access the options dropdown.
Select 'Your Lists'
Confirm you are on the blacklist tab (labeled 'Black')
Select '+' from upper right-hand corner
Enter: breezevpshost-b6.click
Select 'Add'
Return to main menu
Click on the Refresh/Update Icon in the upper right-hand corner
Reboot for safe measure

_velocity_ said:
If you're using AdAway, you can blacklist the hostname of the IP in question.
Open AdAway and hit the stacked 3 square boxes in the upper right-hand corner to access the options dropdown.
Select 'Your Lists'
Confirm you are on the blacklist tab (labeled 'Black')
Select '+' from upper right-hand corner
Enter: breezevpshost-b6.click
Select 'Add'
Return to main menu
Click on the Refresh/Update Icon in the upper right-hand corner
Reboot for safe measure
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Didn't know about that, Thanks!

You're very welcome!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge using XDA Labs

HeberWilson said:
I got this device (Galaxy J7) like a week ago, but did root the phone in the first 7 hours, so i could say that i did install all the apps at the same time, but i can give you the permissions if you want of all the not-confident apps that i've installed out of the playstore
Confident:
- Xposed Installer
- AdAway
- AppOpsXposed (Xposed Module)
- Youtube AdAway (Xposed Module)
- Youtube Background Playback (Xposed Module)
Not-Condifent (Cracked to get free dontation):
- Nova Launcher
- Greenify
- Musixmatch
- Tesla Unread
- Root Explorer
I only use the wifi of my house
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Uninstall cracked apps immediately. They can contain malwares, kernel exploit, router injection, ransomwares, spyware and so on.
Always be careful when you install cracked apps from unknown source.
My alternative Root explorer app is MiXplorer

Force Android app notification to be set as a priority via ADB Shell?

Hi.
I've tested various Date Status Bar apps and I finally found one that I really like (Calendar Notify) and works (doesn't stop working after a while), but the notification tends to get hidden when there's other notifications and it defeats the purpose of having it on there. :-/
I was wondering if there's an ADB Shell command I can use to force it to be set as a priority? On older Android versions it was available as an option though it was taken for some reason (I can't find it anywhere), guess not many used it or something.
Thanks.

App must have the "Draw Over Other Apps" permission to prevent this "gets hidden". Check app's permissions ...

jwoegerbauer said:
App must have the "Draw Over Other Apps" permission to prevent this "gets hidden". Check app's permissions ...
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Thanks, but the app isn't listed on there. :-/