Android 11’s auto-reset permission feature could come on older Android phones, as available in Android Marshmallow.
According to SlashGear, mobile platforms – almost all different software these days – directly depend on the privacy and security features reported around authorization systems. Android 11’s this particular feature update will help so many people.
Applications that do not require access to certain features or hardware should not be able to access them. However, when apps can access it, they still need to get user consent before doing so.
Android 11’s new auto-reset permission feature
Android has perfected this particular system over time and has made it easy for its users to grant or even revoke permission for certain apps at any time. Even people will forget that they have already installed some apps. Apparently, that’s what the auto-reset feature was designed for.
#Android11 Auto-Resets Permission Feature Comes to Phones as Old as #Android6 Marshmallow https://t.co/UacEIl6QJz
— Tech Times (@TechTimes_News) September 20, 2021
This new upcoming feature trend is finally coming to phones running some older software like Android 6 Marshmallow. Right now, it’s too easy to install Android apps, and it’s just as easy to grant them permissions that they might not need.
Google is pushing to support older Android versions
This is useful for some one-time apps, but some people tend to let certain apps linger on their phones despite not being used for months. With the help of the proper permissions, these particular apps can also become vulnerabilities that would potentially allow malware to infect the device.
That’s why Google has developed a new Android 11 that automatically restores permissions if an app hasn’t been used for a few months. While there are exceptions for particular apps, the general behavior is that users re-grant permissions if they open an app for the first time after a long period.
This would keep phones from late 2020-2021 still safe and leave most of the large population using Android vulnerable. Google is also pushing the feature to support Android 6 and its later devices.
Once the download is finally implemented, an automatic reset of permissions will be enabled by default on some compatible devices. This means phones, tablets, and other Android gadgets with Google Play services.
That said, users can still choose to automatically enable reset permissions, even without the help of Google Play services. This is the case with custom ROMs or other uncertified devices. It also won’t be the default behavior, and users will still have to do it manually per app, which can still be quite tiring.
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