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| author | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-10-29 03:49:20 -0400 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-10-29 03:49:20 -0400 |
| commit | 53c6cdf17ade82686e9be24d79d9f76f5c0611ec (patch) | |
| tree | a5171f34d43a7f7feaa9cc106f364af344aa9d75 /static/features.html | |
| parent | df82a423ab0e3ff8be45b084813f941a8ca8ddcf (diff) | |
document recent Network / Sensors improvements
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/static/features.html b/static/features.html index b28cdf99..1ce4646d 100644 --- a/static/features.html +++ b/static/features.html @@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ <p>The standard INTERNET permission used as the basis for the Network permission toggle is enhanced with a second layer of enforcement and proper support for granting/revoking it on a per-profile basis.</p> + + <p>To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission + toggle is enabled by default. However, the OS app installation UI has been + extended to show the toggle as part of the installation confirmation page so + users can disable it when installing an app. This will be extended to the app + repository client included in the OS in the future.</p> </section> <section id="sensors-permission-toggle"> @@ -478,9 +484,18 @@ <p>Sensors permission toggle: disallow access to all other sensors not covered by existing Android permissions (Camera, Microphone, Body Sensors, Activity Recognition) including an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, barometer, - thermometer and any other sensors present on a given device. To avoid breaking - compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is enabled by - default.</p> + thermometer and any other sensors present on a given device. When access is + disabled, apps receive zeroed data when they check for sensor values and don't + receive events. GrapheneOS creates an easy to disable notification when apps + try to access sensors blocked by the permission being denied. This makes the + feature more usable since users can tell if the app is trying to access this + functionality.</p> + + <p>To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is + enabled by default. When an app attempts to access sensors and receives zeroed + data due to being denied, GrapheneOS creates a notification which can be + easily disabled. The Sensors permission can be set to be disabled by default + for user installed apps in Settings ➔ Privacy.</p> </section> <section id="storage-scopes"> |