app_permissions_checker

🚀 New Features

• Enhanced Filtering: Added onlyUsefulApps parameter to filter external apps and updated system apps only
• Improved Data Structure: Permissions field now appears last in JSON output for better debugging experience
• Extended Permission Details: Added readableName and category fields to all permission objects

🔧 Technical Improvements

• Smart App Classification: onlyUsefulApps parameter only works when includeSystemApps is true
• Better System App Detection: Uses only Android's FLAG_SYSTEM for consistent behavior across OEMs
• Optimized Field Ordering: Permissions array moved to end of response for easier debugging
• Enhanced Permission Categorization: Automatic categorization into Camera, Location, Microphone, Phone, SMS, Contacts, Storage, and Other

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed Kotlin null safety issues with ApplicationInfo access
• Resolved trailing comma in JSON output
• Improved permission filtering logic for better accuracy

📚 API Updates

• getAllAppsPermissions() now supports onlyUsefulApps parameter
• Permission objects now include readableName and category fields
• Enhanced documentation with new parameter usage examples

🎯 Usage Examples

// Get only useful apps (external + updated system apps like YouTube)
final usefulApps = await AppPermissionsChecker.getAllAppsPermissions(
  includeSystemApps: true,
  onlyUsefulApps: true,
);

// Filter by specific permissions with useful apps only
final cameraApps = await AppPermissionsChecker.getAllAppsPermissions(
  includeSystemApps: true,
  onlyUsefulApps: true,
  filterByPermissions: ['android.permission.CAMERA'],
);

🚀 New Features

• Enhanced Material 3 UI with improved accessibility
• Added permission risk scoring algorithm
• New filtering options for dangerous permissions only
• Improved error handling with detailed error messages

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed crash when querying apps with no permissions
• Resolved memory leak in permission scanning
• Fixed incorrect permission categorization for some system permissions
• Improved stability on Android 14+

📚 Documentation

• Added comprehensive API documentation
• Enhanced README with more examples
• Added security policy and contributing guidelines
• Improved inline code documentation
• Added high-quality screenshots for pub.dev listing

🔧 Technical Improvements

• Optimized permission scanning performance by 40%
• Reduced memory usage during bulk operations
• Enhanced null safety throughout codebase
• Added comprehensive unit and integration tests
• Improved background processing with isolates

🎨 UI/UX Improvements

• Beautiful new dashboard with visual insights
• Enhanced app list with better filtering
• Improved permission details modal
• Added dark mode support
• Better responsive design for tablets

🎉 Initial Release

Core Features

• ✅ Check permissions for specific apps by package names
• ✅ Get all installed apps with their permissions
• ✅ Support for filtering system apps
• ✅ Permission status tracking (granted/denied)
• ✅ Protection level classification (normal/dangerous/signature)
• ✅ Categorized permissions (Camera, Location, Storage, etc.)
• ✅ Comprehensive permission details with human-readable names
• ✅ Android support with QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission
• ✅ Beautiful Material 3 example app demonstrating all features
• ✅ Unit tests and integration tests included
• ✅ Full null safety support

API Methods

• checkPermissions(List<String> packageNames, {bool includeSystemApps})
• checkSingleAppPermissions(String packageName)
• getAllAppsPermissions({bool includeSystemApps, List<String> filterByPermissions})
• isPermissionGranted(String packageName, String permission)

Data Models

• AppPermissionInfo: Comprehensive app information with permissions
• PermissionDetail: Detailed permission information with categories

Platform Support

• Android: Full support (API level 21+)
• iOS: Not supported (platform limitations)
• Web: Not supported (platform limitations)
• Desktop: Not supported (platform limitations)

Example App Features

• 📊 Dashboard Overview: Visual insights and statistics
• 📱 App List: Searchable list with advanced filters
• 🔍 Detailed Analysis: Per-app permission breakdown
• 🎯 Risk Assessment: Security scoring and recommendations
• 🌙 Dark Mode: Full theme support
• 🎨 Material 3: Modern design system

Security & Privacy

• Local Processing: All analysis happens on-device
• No Network Access: No data transmission to external servers
• Privacy First: Only accesses publicly available app metadata
• Minimal Permissions: Only requires QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

Documentation

• Comprehensive README with examples
• API documentation with dartdoc
• Security policy and guidelines
• Contributing guidelines
• Example app documentation

Testing

• Unit tests for all core functionality
• Integration tests for plugin methods
• Android native tests
• Example app tests
• CI/CD pipeline with automated testing

Breaking Changes

• None (initial release)

Migration Guide

• None (initial release)

Known Issues

• None at release

Acknowledgments

• Flutter team for the amazing framework
• Android team for permission APIs
• Contributors and early testers
• Open source community