Allow users to decide which apps can display anything in the circle

[Michal Predotka]

Currently a user has no control over which apps can display stuff in the circle. Potentially an app could show there something what a user do not want. It would be nice to have for example setting (like for notifications) which apps are allowed to use the circle.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[SB (emehntehtt)]

I agree with this, lockscreen access should be restricted to applications the user allows to show messages.

[Joni Arida (joni-arida)]

Could this also be a fix for Bug #1458335 ? Deinstalled Applications could then just be disabled.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Still a very good idea.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

I'd like to add that it would be useful if one could customize the order of messages displayed. Especially which message is displayed right after bootup.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

See also https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/1391#issuecomment-600214923.
It suggestes using the "circle message" app in order to display emergency data on the lock screen. However, it is not very useful if the message is not shown directly after boot.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Addition to #5: Fluffychat seems to have solved how to do that: once in a while it slips in reminders as a circle message and this message always appears first after boot.