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		dvngnt_ 82 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones fr... > A scam app with root can draw over the screen and tell users to transfer money On android, I believe this can be done rootless via accessibility permissions that can display on top of apps

NoGravitas 82 days ago [–]

Yes, but you very much have to grant that permission in Settings. An app can't get it non-interactively.

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