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Re: Apps can force update against your wishes!

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Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> wrote:

>>    android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
>>    Allows an application to request installation of packages
> 
> That's it, yes.

I would like to disable android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES  

> It doesn't seem to show up in the app settings. My phone's rooted so I
> can simply use App Ops (and its helper Shizuku) from Play Store.

I am not rooted.
 
> There is some non-root support in these apps, it seems a little
> complicated but maybe it's worth a try.

I installed
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rikka.appops&hl=en_US&gl=CA
 
> There are other permission manager apps in the Play Store too. Android
> 11 apparently has wider permission management built in.

Can that or this disable android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES?
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.zzzmode.appopsx/

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Apps can force update against your wishes! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 09:29 -0800
  Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! mike <this@address.is.invalid> - 2021-01-21 04:03 +0530
    Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 22:53 -0800
      Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! mike <this@address.is.invalid> - 2021-01-21 21:12 +0530
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  Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-21 17:22 +0000
    Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-21 10:21 -0800
  Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! Yakker <NoMail@IsGoodMail.com> - 2021-01-21 21:18 +0000
    Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-21 14:09 -0800
      Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! lew <citrustwosac@google.mailer.company.invalid> - 2021-01-22 02:14 +0000
  Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-01-22 10:23 +0200
    Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! mike <this@address.is.invalid> - 2021-01-22 14:28 +0530
      Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-01-22 19:44 +0200
        Re: Apps can force update against your wishes! mike <this@address.is.invalid> - 2021-01-23 04:44 +0530

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