Android 13 launched its first official beta a few days ago. This version, which you can now install on your compatible mobile phone; occurs with some changes compared to developer preview which was previously released. This time it seems Google takes app permissions seriously… maybe too much.
Like android 13 won’t let you grant permissions to certain apps it considers “offensive”. Thus, certain types of applications will not be able to access the information on our mobile even if we are ready to provide it to them.
Until now, Android restrictions on app permissions have been rather unreliable. In fact, in some previous versions we see certain permissions grouped into categories; instead of offering more specific control for each thing. Well, it seems they installed batteries from Mountain View, and now Android 13 brings an additional barrier to third-party access to our private information.
Yes, this restriction applies to apps that we install outside of the Play Store. The above is because while the Google app store is a pretty safe place; many services or websites ask their users to install APKs from non-official sources. So it’s much easier than cybercriminals or malicious companies take advantage of the lack of protection security.
This is not a complete limitation, so you can bypass this Android 13 feature.
Of course, Android won’t completely deny permissions to these types of apps. If you want to change them for a particular application, you can do so. Good thing Android 13 creates a more secure environment for those users who have no idea how app permissions work on your mobile phone.
If you want to grant permissions to apps that you have installed in ways other than the Play Store, you only need to enable one option. Near ‘Allow limited settings‘, a feature that will allow you to grant or deny permissions to this type of application and service.
To activate it, you just need to go to the information menu of each application and activate the option above. Done, now you will have more freedom, albeit at the cost of less security.
New milestone for Google
Luckily, it seems that Google is taking this section seriously. Best of all, it’s in progress it doesn’t take freedom to their users.
Let’s remember that many malware attacks reach our mobile through this type of applications. Any malicious application installed on a smartphone can access data and information our account, in which case we could be seriously affected.
Source: Hiper Textual
