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This was seen on two phones, one running near Stock Android 13(Nokia G20) and another on an usual OEM customized variant of Android 14. When I sideloaded two different apps on each phone and attempted to give them Read notification access in the settings, a message came that it was restricted for my security and no way to bypass it.

Is this by design? I don't think it improves security in any way except to restrict the user to Play Store apps. And when ironically, the latter is plagued with so much quality control issues.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Go to settings -> apps -> the app you want the restriction gone -> the 3 dots top right

I think you can turn it off there. It is an extra security layer design by Google, because without that restriction and with the access turned on, the app can see pretty much all your touches and swipes, notifications and whatnot throughout the system etc. Edit: spelling

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, now I see where to toggle the setting from. I was just seeing the message Restricted setting and was searching for a toggle there, in the wrong place. Thanks.