Show file access information for Flatpak apps
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Submitted by Allan Day Assigned to Richard Hughes @hughsie
Link to original bug (#768191)
Description
Software should indicate if an app is a Flatpak or a regular package-based app, ideally as a piece of positive reinforcement that Flatpaks are better.
When an app is a Flatpak, we can also show some information about what kind of filesystem access they have, as well as a way to disable it.
My initial suggestion for this is to show an extra element to the "app health rating" for "secure app". On a Wayland session, this would be half complete for a Flatpak and full if it's a Flatpak app using Wayland.
The details section could also include an entry for filesystem access for Flatpaks. This could possibly act as a link which would open a dialog for disabling this access.
Some visual guidance: