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🔒 Security & Privacy

The Security group contains features for protecting your device, restricting access, and controlling what happens when your screen is locked.

Screen Locked Security

ID: Screen locked security
Permissions: SHIZUKU or ROOT
Toggle: Yes

Restricts the status bar and Quick Settings from being expanded when the screen is locked. Prevents someone from accessing network toggles (airplane mode, mobile data) or other QS shortcuts without unlocking the device first.

How it works

Uses Shizuku or Root to set system security flags that control QS panel accessibility on the lock screen.

Also available as: Screen Locked Security QS tile

Quickly toggle the restriction from your notification shade.

App Lock

ID: App lock
Permissions: ACCESSIBILITY or USAGE_STATS (your choice)
Toggle: Yes

Biometric authentication gate for individual apps. Select which apps require a fingerprint/face/PIN to open.

Settings

Setting Key Description
App lock enabled app_lock_enabled Master toggle
Pick apps app_lock_selected_apps Choose which apps to protect

Detection Mode

  • Accessibility mode (default): Monitors app launches via AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED — most reliable.
  • Usage Stats mode (optional): Uses UsageStatsManager to poll foreground app — less battery impact but slight delay.

Switch between modes from the feature's settings page.

Notes

  • When a protected app is opened, Essentials shows the biometric prompt. The app is not interrupted if auth succeeds.
  • If biometric is not set up, falls back to device PIN/password.

Shut-Up!

ID: Shut-Up!
Permissions: WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS, USAGE_STATS

Selectively duck or mute audio from specific apps. Useful for silencing notification sounds from chatty apps while keeping other audio working — or for muting in-app ads.

Settings

  • Per-app audio ducking/muting rules
  • App-specific ducking intensity

Settings Screen

Opens ShutUpSettingsUI with a per-app list and configuration sheet.

Lockdown Mode

ID: Lockdown mode
Permissions: DEVICE_ADMIN
Toggle: Yes

Instantly puts the device into a full lockdown state where:

  • Biometrics are temporarily disabled (PIN/password required only)
  • Smart Lock is disabled
  • Notifications are hidden on lock screen

How it works

Uses the DevicePolicyManager.lockNow(DevicePolicyManager.FLAG_EVICT_CREDENTIAL_ENCRYPTION_KEY) API after activating the app as a Device Administrator.

Also available as: Lockdown QS tile

Activate lockdown with a single tile tap from anywhere.

To grant Device Admin

  • Tap the permission card in the Lockdown feature settings
  • Accept the Device Administrator activation dialog

Parent: Security Group

Security & Privacy
├── Screen locked security
├── App lock
├── Shut-Up!
└── Lockdown mode

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