MuntashirAkon / MuntashirAkon/AppManager

App activity permission is asked for, even though there isn't one on WearOS

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Bug Priority: 3 Severity: 3 Status: Pending
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Description

### Please check before submitting an issue

- [x] I know what my device, OS and App Manager versions are
- [x] I know how to take logs
- [x] I know how to reproduce the issue which may not be specific to my device

### Describe the bug

First time permissions request dialogs are popping up on every app's info page, as if App Manager would not have access to its own sandbox (though the bottom bar with [what's new in this release] does not pop again once confirmed, so it may not be that. Side note: when sideloaded on Android TV, that OK button is unreachable with a tvbox remote and must wait for the bar to get away by itself after a few app launches)

When sideloaded to WearOS, you can see the full package list as usual (even though some sections have broken UI or are too big to be shown properly), but each time you open app details page for any app, app activity permission is requested which is not saved even when allowed (since the permission OS page does not exist, you just get redirected back to app info). The popup dialog text is scrollable one line a time, thanks for that. In settings the only permissions grantable to App Manager are notifications and phone.

### To Reproduce

1. Sideload App Manager on watch
2. Open any package info page
3. Get popups for nonexistent permissions every time, and also the first time warnings about root functions.
4. Tap Back on top left corner (it's a bit out of bounds, but can also use the watch's back button/swipe). Can also use Share on top to share apk into a sideloaded file manager for transfer to phone, and return back to app info. Also occurs when you scroll down and open app notes such as the [Bloatware] notes then swipe down to close the notes (btw the notes are cropped on bottom corners because round UI was unexpected)
5. When you land back on app info page, step 3 repeats

### Expected behavior

Permissions non existent on device shall not be asked a zillion time again. Even if you can scroll the buttons down to tap 'do not show again', it hurts first time experience

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### Logs

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### Device info

- Device: Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 SM-L705F
- OS Version: One UI 8.0 Watch, L705FXXU1BYH6 SM-L705FZB1ILO. OS 16. WearOS 6.0
- App Manager Version: 4.0.5
- Mode: NonRoot

### Additional context

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