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Accessibility Service Permission optional for Notification clicked event

The Notification Clicked Event only needs Accessibility Service Permission if you want to read notifications put up by other apps. In Kid App development this event is often used to read notification clicks on notifications the Kid App put up itself. If you add this event to your app, tasker adds the accessibility service permission to the manifest and there is nothing you can do about it atm. 

Unless you fancy fighting with Google and receive the threat of a permanent ban, you can't use accessibility service permission in apps you want to upload to the store.

I suggest the accessibility service permission is made optional for this event so we can choose to not include it in our kid apps.

Thx

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They said they were pulling back from that and gave no indication that they were bringing it back so I think we're safe for now :)

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Ok. It's just that I am waiting since November for any resolution. With all the activity lately I was expecting the accessibility service thing would be top priority again. To my understanding Google can pull the plug any moment if they make up their mind.

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Any update on this? I've been waiting for months now for this to be resolved. Once Google picks up the whole accessibility service thing again, forgetting all about it might turn out unfortunate... 

Sorry, I'll try including this in the next release after I make the current beta public. For now I don't want to include any more changes that could break the current build. Hope you understand.