Google to bring Android 11 feature that auto resets permissions for apps that haven't been used in weeks

Google is bringing Android 11 security feature that auto resets permissions for apps that have not been used for weeks to all Android 6 and above devices.

In 2020, American tech giant Google introduced a new feature applicable to the Android 11 that stated that applications that have not been used in some time will have their permissions revoked. Now Google will allow this auto-reset to apply to older phones as well so that they can be cleaned too.

The feature is designed to help protect user privacy by preventing older apps from having unfettered access to the phone if they haven't been used in months. Here is what Google said regarding the new feature: