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> Also it doesn't "override other apps" whatever that should mean, but can draw over other apps. It's a permission designed for accessibility. Because it's so
by iudqnolq 4y ago
> Also it doesn't "override other apps" whatever that should mean, but can draw over other apps.
It's a permission designed for accessibility. Because it's so intrusive you usually have to go through a more complex flow to enable it.
"override other apps" is a defensible colloquial definition because it enables clickjacking. Clickjacking is when you overlay an opaque, innocuous overlay and then open something you maliciously want to trick the user into clicking behind it.