Android 4.4.2 Disables ‘App Ops’: This Root-Only App Lets You Get It Back
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App Ops was a popular Android feature that allowed users to enable or disable operations on a per-app basis.
It was found in the stock Android settings menu and it was very useful for many users. For some strange reason, App Ops was disabled in Android 4.4.2.
I guess Google removed App Ops because developers didn’t like the idea that users could control how their apps worked. Basically, Google was placing developer benefit over user benefit.
Fortunately for you, one developer has decided that App Ops was too important to miss. That’s why that developer created a root-only ‘App Ops’ app which allows you to re-add App Ops to your Android 4.4.2+ device.
How to use App Ops
Whether you download the root only app or you’re using App Ops on lower versions of Android, you can edit all sorts of useful app permissions with App Ops, including an app’s ability to:
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John Doe
2 days ago
Great article! Very informative and well-written. Thanks for sharing.
JS
Jane Smith
5 days ago
I found the security section particularly helpful. Looking forward to more content like this!
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