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    [–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    You can permit absolutely everything and make it just as bad as the stock OS if you want to.

    [–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    if that were the case i would still use it. however there was no way i could give Gadget-Bridge the "display over other apps" permission

    [–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

    I don't remember offhand, but I think that's buried in a restricted settings area... I needed it for something I can't remember now.

    Edit:

    Settings > Apps >Special app access > Display over other apps

    [–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    i looked in every sensible sub menu, and i could give other apps the permission, just not Gadget-Bridge. on lineageks it worked instantly

    Settings > Apps > Special app access > Display over other apps

    This advice is partially correct, but enabling the feature requires an additional step. While you can try toggling it on from that menu, you'll see a warning and what appears to be a non-clickable (?) link about learning more.

    To fully enable it, go to the app's Permissions screen, tap the three dots in the top-right corner, and enable Access to restricted settings first. Once that's done, you should be able to turn on Display over other apps successfully.

    It doesn’t feel like users have a clear path to enabling this feature without that link working in the warning.