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Add showPermissions setting

S1m requested to merge pigpig/fdroid-client:showPermissions into master

This adds a parameter for viewing app permissions for expert users and hides permissions by default.

There has been some debate on this topic in the past (and in my opinion, the severity was a bit overestimated).

There were previously two arguments for keeping the display of these permissions:

  • F-Droid supported versions prior to Android 6.0 (sdk 23), where permissions were not requested during app execution.
  • Expert users may want to view these permissions.

However, as F-Droid now only supports versions higher than Android 6.0, it may be more appropriate to reserve the display for expert users.

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