Service providers, websites, and apps all rely on advertising money to keep the lights on. Ads that take up the entire screen on your phone and play movies that you can’t avoid are particularly aggravating. The good news is that Android 14 will have a feature that will allow you to directly revoke permission for apps to display full-screen alerts.
As of Android 14, users have the option of enabling or disabling the “USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT” permission used by apps to display full-screen notifications. This was found by Mishaal Rahman, a former chief editor at XDA Developer.
If this permission is disabled, apps will have a harder time displaying annoying full-screen pop-ups. It’s worth noting that this access isn’t required for apps to display full-screen advertising, but it is one approach that can be used by advertisers.
Android will have changes
Google has announced a policy shift that would allow consumers more control over whether apps installed from the Play Store are given access to the user’s location. Later this year, this will no longer be the case, with the exception of dialer apps and alarm clock apps, which will continue to acquire this permission by default due to their essential nature.
Apps that were already installed before you updated to Android 14 will not have their permissions revoked automatically. You will need to manually alter the settings after the upgrade if you have any such apps that you believe should have this permission removed.
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