Overlay Permission: display explanatory dialog for Android > R #12253
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On Android > R, ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION always brings the user to the app selection screen. https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/permissions#manage_overlay This is highly confusing behaviour from the system, so let’s add an instruction before navigating to the settings menu.
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On Android > R, ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION always brings the user to the app selection screen.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/permissions#manage_overlay
This is highly confusing behaviour from the system, so let’s add an instruction before navigating to the settings menu.
What is it?
Before/After Screenshots/Screen Record
newpipe_popup_alert.mp4
Fixes the following issue(s)
No issue afaik
APK testing
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