Automagic to remove SMS and Call log features in update
Posted: 11 Nov 2018 12:39
Hi,
Google asks developers to remove SMS and call log features from apps by the 9th of January. Automagic will likely have to comply if Google does not grant Automagic an exception:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/a ... er/9047303
https://android-developers.googleblog.c ... ience.html
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-r ... rmissions/
It looks like Google did not grant Tasker an exception so Google will likely not grant the exception to Automagic either:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... ZcHqV23ibY
Please star the following issue to let Google know that you are interested that Automation apps should be eligible for an exception:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/117486314
Affected features in Automagic (Android 9 requires the call log permission to access the phone number for incoming/outgoing phone calls):
- trigger Incoming Call (Android 9+ will not have access to the number anymore)
- trigger Outgoing Call (Android 9+ will not have access to the number anymore)
- trigger SMS Received
- trigger SMS Sent
- trigger Automagic SMS Delivery Status Report
- action Init Variables Call Log
- action Modify Call Log
- action Send SMS
- action Query Content Provider (when it's used to read call log and SMS content providers)
I'll update this topic as soon as I have more information to share.
Update 2018-11-13: According to Google Automagic "does not qualify for use of the requested permissions" so it seems that Automagic will have to remove the features or build workarounds (if possible at all).
Thanks & Regards,
Martin
Google asks developers to remove SMS and call log features from apps by the 9th of January. Automagic will likely have to comply if Google does not grant Automagic an exception:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/a ... er/9047303
https://android-developers.googleblog.c ... ience.html
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-r ... rmissions/
It looks like Google did not grant Tasker an exception so Google will likely not grant the exception to Automagic either:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... ZcHqV23ibY
Please star the following issue to let Google know that you are interested that Automation apps should be eligible for an exception:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/117486314
Affected features in Automagic (Android 9 requires the call log permission to access the phone number for incoming/outgoing phone calls):
- trigger Incoming Call (Android 9+ will not have access to the number anymore)
- trigger Outgoing Call (Android 9+ will not have access to the number anymore)
- trigger SMS Received
- trigger SMS Sent
- trigger Automagic SMS Delivery Status Report
- action Init Variables Call Log
- action Modify Call Log
- action Send SMS
- action Query Content Provider (when it's used to read call log and SMS content providers)
I'll update this topic as soon as I have more information to share.
Update 2018-11-13: According to Google Automagic "does not qualify for use of the requested permissions" so it seems that Automagic will have to remove the features or build workarounds (if possible at all).
Thanks & Regards,
Martin