Ad-supported apps and games are a great way to get a free yet subsidized experience. However, not all ads are created equal, and full screen ads are definitely among the most annoying. Google has also focused on the specific problem and Android 14 comes with an app management interface for full screen intent.
In Android 14, you can manually revoke the USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permission from apps so they can’t send you full screen notifications.
Later this year, Google Play will automatically revoke this permission from newly installed apps that don’t provide calling or alarm clock functionality! pic.twitter.com/plCSZDz94f
- Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) Awissu 9, 2023
Without getting too technical, this interface handles the USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permission. In case you were wondering what a fullscreen intent looks like, you can’t actually see it, but what you do see is a fullscreen activity that is triggered by said intent. Good examples include an incoming call screen or an active alarm screen. This problem is that some apps tend to abuse this USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permission especially to show blocker apps in full screen. This is not the only way to achieve such an effect, but it is certainly among the most abused ways.
Therefore, Android 14 will let you decide which apps get that permission and which don’t. Google even goes a step further and says that starting in late 2023, any newly installed app from the Play Store on Android 14 will have the permission disabled by default, with the exception of apps that handle calls and alarms. You can still manage this behavior from the above menu. You’ll need to manually sign in and disable the permission for any app that uses it and was installed prior to an Android 14 system update on your phone.
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