You can now control whether apps can send you full-screen notifications! This is done by going to Settings > Apps > Special app access > Manage full-screen intents, as shown in these screenshots. Attached is a before and after of what happens when you take away this permission from an app.
Android apps can use the setFullScreenIntent(…) method to immediately launch a pending intent instead of posting a notification to the status bar. This is very disruptive so it should only be used for things like incoming phone calls or alarms.
Since Android 10, the use of this API has required the USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT permission, which before Android 14 had a protection level of “normal” (ie. granted at install time). In Android 14, it is an “appop” permission, hence it is now revokable by the user post-install.
Apps that use FSI should check if they hold the permission through canUseFullScreenIntent, and if they don’t, direct the user to your app’s FSI permission page via ACTION_MANAGE_APP_USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT.110:23 AM.
