Detect if "Draw over other apps" permission is missing and fixes it

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Detect if "Draw over other apps" permission is missing and fixes it #152

Closed SimonMarquis closed 10 months ago

SimonMarquis commented 7 years ago

This permission should be granted automatically when installed from the Play Store. But some privacy related apps can automatically disable this permission. The fix consists in asking the System settings if the app is allowed to "draw over others". If the permission is not allowed, the user is redirect to the corresponding settings screen. This also fixes #147

NightlyNexus commented 7 years ago

oh, interesting. How can this permission be denied when targeting <23?

SimonMarquis commented 7 years ago

I think since there are multiple ways you can trigger this:

Since Android 4.3 [18-22], App Ops allows you to change it
Xprivacy [14-23] could automatically deny it
Android [23-[ when installed from outside the PlayStore (seems to be what #147 experienced)
Custom ROMs with permission denied by default?