We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Hidden not-so-deep inside of Android 4.3’s settings activities, you’ll find an interesting new addition called ...

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When Google released Android 4.4.2 a few days ago, it removed a hidden privacy feature called App Ops – many of you may know about it, while others may read about it for the first time – which was ...

Android: When Android 4.4 arrived, it seemed to remove the ability to access App Ops, the individual permissions manager built into Android. While it's no longer available to access directly, an app ...

When Google Android 4.3 hit the streets in July it brought some changes to location services, some user interface changes, support for OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics and more. But it also had a nifty feature ...

Android privacy tool App Ops, which was released with android 4.3, has been removed from the OS with the latest Android 4.4.2 update – sparking backlash from several users and privacy advocates.

Don't hold your breath hoping that Android will regain the hidden permissions toggle that Google pulled last week, because it's going to be a long wait. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google ...

Google says App Ops, which allowed fine-grained changes to app permissions, was never meant to be part of Android 4.4.2 If you’re one of the proud few who just upgraded your smartphone to Android ...

Praise for what some thought was a a new privacy feature in Android called the App Ops has turned to criticism after Google cut off access to the feature on devices running its latest version of its ...

Less privacy is not what smartphone users need, yet that is exactly what Google provided by removing an Android feature that gave people better control over the collection of sensitive data, such as ...