The standard INTERNET permission used as the basis for the Network permission toggle is enhanced with a second layer of enforcement and proper support for granting/revoking it on a per-profile basis.
+ +To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission + toggle is enabled by default. However, the OS app installation UI has been + extended to show the toggle as part of the installation confirmation page so + users can disable it when installing an app. This will be extended to the app + repository client included in the OS in the future.
Sensors permission toggle: disallow access to all other sensors not covered by existing Android permissions (Camera, Microphone, Body Sensors, Activity Recognition) including an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, barometer, - thermometer and any other sensors present on a given device. To avoid breaking - compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is enabled by - default.
+ thermometer and any other sensors present on a given device. When access is + disabled, apps receive zeroed data when they check for sensor values and don't + receive events. GrapheneOS creates an easy to disable notification when apps + try to access sensors blocked by the permission being denied. This makes the + feature more usable since users can tell if the app is trying to access this + functionality. + +To avoid breaking compatibility with Android apps, the added permission is + enabled by default. When an app attempts to access sensors and receives zeroed + data due to being denied, GrapheneOS creates a notification which can be + easily disabled. The Sensors permission can be set to be disabled by default + for user installed apps in Settings ➔ Privacy.