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    How to Open Android Settings to Unknown Source

    There is an application which developer does not provide updated apk to us and even not publish it on Google Player. This app updates itself by download a new apk where the end user click on notify to install. Up to Android 8 it has worked fine, because we could set allowance to install from unknown source to all apk. The current Android request permission individually and all the time it is reinstalled, it looses its "unknown sources" permission. The devices are Android A10S running enterprise agent 14.4.4.1051 on a lock/kiosk screen. I have tried to work around by grant permission using afw commands as: enable_system_app app name afw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES allowafw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES allow afw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.RESTART_PACKAGES allow  Unfortunately, this scripts does grant the required permission. As the app open shortly the screen for granting permission and kiosk locks it back, I have tried to include the setting screen in the kiosk. I run identify command to grab the intent, but it looks as missing the fragment to properly open it. com.android.settings/.SubSettings I have seen some posts that uses such kind of solution I have tried, but added by the fragment as com.android.settings/.Settings$OverlaySettingsActivity Is there a list of fragments as including OverlaySettingsActivity which we may look to each one is the fragmented responsible for Unknown Sources ?

    Android
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    In Android 10, allow installation from unknown sources.

    There is an app whose developer not publish it on Google. It updates itself with no big issues on Android below 9, having the "disable install from unknown sources"unmarked on feature control. On Android 10, the permission of unknown source is set by app and not globally. There is around 3000 devices in our MC and we have granted manually this permission. After the self installation the permission sets back to denied automatically. We have sent some scripts to allow the unknown source installations to a app, but could not find one that properly set it on Android 10. We have already used: enable_system_app app_nameafw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES allowafw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES allow afw_set_permission_grant_state app_name android.permission.RESTART_PACKAGES allow Does anybody know any android.permission to enable Unknown source. In Android 10 this configuration may be found on Special Permissions screen.

    Android Scripting

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