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DNS over HTTPS / DNS over Tor / DNSCrypt client, WireGuard proxifier, firewall, and connection tracker for Android.
https://rethinkfirewall.com/
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v055b: Unable to activate "Accessibility" on GrapheneOS #1260

Open mcctuxic opened 8 months ago

mcctuxic commented 8 months ago

Hi,

First of all: GREAT APP !!! :+1: Thank you :)

To be able to distinguish between active and inactive apps, one has to activate "Accessibility" in the Android settings for the Rethink-App

That works fine with version 55a (F-Droid) and is "deactivated for security reasons" (that is: grayed out - message is from a popup of the OS) when tried for version 55c (github).

This makes a vital feature unusable.

Found on: Google Pixel 6a, GrapheneOS (patch 20240308, latest version, OTA installation)

mcctuxic commented 8 months ago

I had an exception in the same area ("Accessibiliy") this morning with version 55a. It was the first and single event. (sorry, no native speaker here).

mcctuxic commented 8 months ago

I have found a solution - kind of... One can enable Accessibility services for RethinkDNS 55c on GrapheneOS according this post:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72217216/android-13-enable-accessibility-service-for-apk-which-installed-not-from-googl

(yes, the 'e' in the last word is missing from the URL)

But I cannot explain why 55c needs this step and 55a does not.

May be it has something to do with the signature? 55a was installed form F-Droid and 55c was downloaded and installed from github... But that is pure guesswork on my side.

One is for sure: GREAT APP! :)

OrkoGrayskull commented 8 months ago

There is a fix for this: https://support.google.com/android/answer/12623953?hl=en

  1. On your Android device, open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap the app that you want to turn on a restricted setting for. (RethinkDNS)
  4. Tap More (the dots) and then Allow restricted settings.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions.