Android 13: users will not be able to activate notifications from unknown apps

android 13 will prevent the user from activating the permissions to receive notifications of applications that they have downloaded in unofficial and non-official application stores google play or Galaxy Store, among others.

One of the novelties of the new version of the Google operating system, whose arrival is scheduled for the third quarter of the year, forces the ‘apps’ to ask the user for permission to be able to send their notifications. Even those from legitimate stores.

With this measure, the company seeks to curb malware attacks so that cyberattackers cannot access sensitive content on smartphones and protect users from abusive application privileges.

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In order to extend this security, Google has implemented a modification that will prevent Android 13 device users from manually enabling notifications permission of apps downloaded outside of official app stores.

Esper.io editor Mishaal Rahman has warned of this move and has shared a screenshot on his Twitter account. In it you can see the response that the operating system will offer when the user attempts to enable these notifications.

Don’t know which Beta this was added in, but Android 13’s new “restricted setting” feature will also block the user from enabling an app’s Notification Listener if the app was sideloaded using a non-session-based package installer! pic.twitter.com/bh6Wei0mQp

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) July 5, 2022

Within the ‘Settings’ section and in the ‘Notifications’ menu, a pop-up window will appear indicating that the activation of notifications has been restricted. “For your security, this setting is currently unavailable,” this message informs.

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“This restriction is intended to prevent users from enabling dangerous permissions for apps they download outside of app stores, that is, through browsers or messaging apps,” Rahman said.

Rahman has indicated that he is unaware of the beta in which he has seen this new function and has recognized that it is a “very sensitive and powerful” application programming interface (API).

Source: Elcomercio

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