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> offer a UI to change all these security/privacy permissions for an app quickly from the context of the app

Isn't this exactly how Android does it? I long press the app icon, click app info. All permissions, data usage, battery usage, storage usage options and metrics are shown for the app.

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That still happens outside the app, though. You have to go back to the home screen, find the app icon. I'm talking about a design where there's no "lookup the app" step in any menu (Settings or Home screen); where instead, you go straight to the foreground app's preferences.

You can do this from the app switcher: long-press the "title bar", and there'll be a round "I" button that takes you to the app's settings.

If I am in the app, I can swipe slowly from the bottom, and click the "app info" button. So no hunting for the app icon needed.

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