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Android 11’s Permission auto-reset feature coming to devices running Android 6 to 10

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Google is going to release the new version of its mobile OS, Android 12 with an array of changes, improvements, and new features sometime in October this year. However, last year’s Android 11 also brings significant changes to the users’ privacy thanks to enhanced privacy features.

As of now, there’s very big news coming from Google as it’s going to make an Android 11 feature compatible with all the previous OS versions including Android 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. According to the official blog post, the US tech giant has decided to make Permissions auto-reset feature available to billions of more devices.

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Permissions auto‑reset

Permissions auto‑reset is an Android 11 exclusive feature to date but things will be changed next year. When enabled, if you haven’t used an app in a while, you may not want it to keep accessing your data. So Android will reset permissions for your unused apps, at the same time, you can always turn permissions back on. [Source]

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When will Permissions Auto Delete feature come?

According to Google, the cross-platform auto-reset APIs are now in beta (Jetpack Core 1.7.0 beta library), so developers can start using these APIs. Though their use is safe even on devices that don’t support permission auto-reset (the API will return FEATURE_NOT_AVAILABLE on these devices).

In October, the cross-platform auto-reset APIs become available as stable APIs (Jetpack Core 1.7.0).

Starting December 2021, Google will gradually release the Permissions auto-reset feature across devices powered by Google Play Services that run a version between Android 6.0 and Android 10. Following the rollout, users will have to make some changes in the settings:

  • Go to the auto-reset settings page
  • Enable/disable auto-reset for specific apps

After enabling Permissions auto-reset feature, the system will start to automatically reset the permissions of unused apps a few weeks after the feature installs on a device.

January-March 2022 – The permission auto-reset feature will reach all devices running a version between Android 6.0 and Android 10.

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