Handle permission page URI for each app something like "settings://com.website.app" #383

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1. ryonakano

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   issue type on Jan 4, 2026
2. ryonakano

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   Priority: WishlistNot a priority, but something that might be niceNot a priority, but something that might be nice

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   on Jan 4, 2026
3. ryonakano

   added this to OS 8.1.1on Jan 4, 2026
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5. ryonakano commented on Jan 4, 2026

   

   ryonakano

   on Jan 4, 2026

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   Currently, System Settings handles settings:// URI here (after stripping settings:// itself):

   settings/src/Application.vala

   Lines 230 to 252 in 6cc9b7d

   	// Try to find a supported plug, fallback paths like "foo/bar" to "foo"
   	public bool load_setting_path (string setting_path, Switchboard.PlugsManager plugsmanager) {
   	foreach (var plug in plugsmanager.get_plugs ()) {
   	var supported_settings = plug.supported_settings;
   	if (supported_settings == null) {
   	continue;
   	}
   	if (supported_settings.has_key (setting_path)) {
   	load_plug (plug);
   	open_window = supported_settings.get (setting_path);
   	return true;
   	}
   	}
   	// Fallback to subpath
   	if ("/" in setting_path) {
   	int last_index = setting_path.last_index_of_char ('/');
   	return load_setting_path (setting_path.substring (0, last_index), plugsmanager);
   	}
   	return false;
   	}

   However, it assumes all settings:// URI is defined statically in each Plug and does not consider it changes dynamically (e.g. by installing/uninstalling apps), so maybe we need to modify how to load URI to archive the parent task?
6. ryonakano

   added a parent issue on Jan 4, 2026

   • Deprecate SettingsUri.PERMISSIONS granite#914
7. ryonakano commented on Jan 4, 2026

   

   ryonakano

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   Ah possibly, adding some prefix like settings://apps/com.website.app, then handling settings://apps/ URI in settings-applications could work. settings-applications is responsible for checking if com.website.app is installed and possibly show some AlertView if not installed.
8. danirabbit

   added this to OS 9 and removed this from OS 8.1.1on Jan 30, 2026
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   moved this to Needs Discussion in OS 9on Jan 30, 2026
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12. ryonakano

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    on Aug 10, 2026