[Question] Quick Settings/Notification shade requires Accessibility?

[awwRoar]

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App version 1.4.6 (source: f-droid) mandates allowing accessibility permission to show notification shade (or quick settings) on swipe down. App version 1.4.4 did not need it. So I just felt like asking. Why?

(I have come across a related issue, where in it was said that the notification shade should be shown even without the accessibility permission, so that didn't answer my question :/ )

Additional information

Context: My device occasionally cleans up the accessibility permissions or constantly reminds me to do so in the long run. And swipe down was working without it, now does not work like it was after updating to 1.4.6 unless I granted accessibility permission.

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[awwRoar]

I see v1.4.8 here on Github. Will check this one out.

Also 5x app size increase. What happened :)

[awwRoar]

v1.4.8 - swipe up for All apps - animation broken. It just appears suddenly. Worked fine in v1.4.6
(Still requires Accessibility permission for notification access.)

Should I open a separate issue for this? I felt like not opening too many issues at once.😅 If you allow me, I shall.

[CreativeCodeCat]

Also 5x app size increase. What happened :)

Apps are font size 18 by default always have been unless you change them.

[awwRoar]

No app size I mean size of the mLauncher app: ~4mb previously to ~20mb in the latest version. (Not a problem, was just curious 🙂).

[CreativeCodeCat]

The API for not using accessibility is out of date and deprecated but if it's a must all add it back and if it later breaks then I'll remove it.

[awwRoar]

... if it's a must all add it back ...

Please add it back. Thank you 😀