As you may or may not know, Android (Jelly Bean and up) contains some native code from Google, that manages permissions on a per-app basis.
From WikiPedia:
"The "App Ops" privacy and application permissions control system, used for internal development and testing by Google, was introduced in Google's Android 4.3 release for the Nexus devices. Initially hidden, the feature was discovered publicly; it allowed users to install a management application and approve or deny permission requests individually for each of the applications installed on a device.[143] Access to the App Ops was later restricted by Google starting with Android 4.4.2 with an explanation that the feature was accidentally enabled and not intended for end-users; for such a decision Google received criticism from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.[144][145][146] Individual application permissions management, through the App Ops or third-party tools, is currently only posssible with root access to the device."
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovmobile.appopslauncher
Has Google quietly enabled the code for some reason? Because it seems to be working WITHOUT ROOT now. The above tiny app (only 7 kilobytes!) is a shortcut to the permissions manager.
Enjoy!
From WikiPedia:
"The "App Ops" privacy and application permissions control system, used for internal development and testing by Google, was introduced in Google's Android 4.3 release for the Nexus devices. Initially hidden, the feature was discovered publicly; it allowed users to install a management application and approve or deny permission requests individually for each of the applications installed on a device.[143] Access to the App Ops was later restricted by Google starting with Android 4.4.2 with an explanation that the feature was accidentally enabled and not intended for end-users; for such a decision Google received criticism from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.[144][145][146] Individual application permissions management, through the App Ops or third-party tools, is currently only posssible with root access to the device."
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovmobile.appopslauncher
Has Google quietly enabled the code for some reason? Because it seems to be working WITHOUT ROOT now. The above tiny app (only 7 kilobytes!) is a shortcut to the permissions manager.
Enjoy!
