diff --git a/lib/ui/views/installer/installer_viewmodel.dart b/lib/ui/views/installer/installer_viewmodel.dart
index 877784d0..4a79d9a7 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/installer/installer_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/installer/installer_viewmodel.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_background/flutter_background.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_i18n/flutter_i18n.dart';
-import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
+//import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/app/app.locator.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/models/patch.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/models/patched_application.dart';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class InstallerViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
   bool hasErrors = false;
 
   Future<void> initialize(BuildContext context) async {
-    if (await Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.isGranted) {
+    if (true /*await Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.isGranted*/) {
       try {
         await FlutterBackground.initialize(
           androidConfig: FlutterBackgroundAndroidConfig(
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class InstallerViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
       hasErrors = true;
       update(-1.0, 'Aborting...', 'No app or patches selected! Aborting');
     }
-    if (await Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.isGranted) {
+    if (true /*await Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.isGranted*/) {
       try {
         await FlutterBackground.disableBackgroundExecution();
       } on Exception {
diff --git a/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart b/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
index 966a866b..2791fbf3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:dynamic_themes/dynamic_themes.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:injectable/injectable.dart';
-import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
+//import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/services/root_api.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/ui/views/home/home_view.dart';
 import 'package:revanced_manager/ui/views/patcher/patcher_view.dart';
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ class NavigationViewModel extends IndexTrackingViewModel {
                 : Brightness.light,
       ),
     );
-    if (prefs.getBool('permissionsRequested') == null) {
-      await prefs.setBool('permissionsRequested', true);
-      RootAPI().hasRootPermissions();
-      Permission.requestInstallPackages.request();
-      Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.request();
-    }
+    //if (prefs.getBool('permissionsRequested') == null) {
+    //await prefs.setBool('permissionsRequested', true);
+    RootAPI().hasRootPermissions();
+    //Permission.requestInstallPackages.request();
+    //Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.request();
+    //}
   }
 
   Widget getViewForIndex(int index) {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 2f329067..a0245e01 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dependencies:
       ref: feature/nullSafe
   package_info_plus: ^1.4.3+1
   path_provider: ^2.0.11
-  permission_handler: ^10.0.0
+  #permission_handler: ^10.0.0
   pull_to_refresh: ^2.0.0
   root: ^2.0.2
   share_extend: ^2.0.0