The issue I was recently having (on the previous page):
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80440719&postcount=14009
But it is solved now. As it turns out, there is a common bug in CM-based Marshmallow ROMs, that doesn't allow the granting of usage access to some apps. They don't even appear in the list. And granting the perm with a command doesn't usually work.
Solution:
There is an app called App Ops, available on Play Store, by Rikka. It needs root, ADB, or system perms via Shizuku. This app correctly shows which apps can request usage access, and can be used to grant/deny the perm, bypassing the bug. LMT then shows that usage access is true rather than false.
I have several others that also needed this perm, now working fine too. I had posted this response before but it somehow didn't appear.
If someone has this issue then this post should prove useful. But I am wondering, can you explain why LMT needs usage stats? Pie seems to work fine without it.
Another question:
What is the LMTFrameworkResLayer.apk for? It seems to be for getting rid of the navigation buttons on ROMs that have soft buttons but no hardware buttons, and cannot be disabled otherwise (i.e. some stock firmwares). I tried pasting it into /system/vendor/overlay and settings perms to 0644/rwrr, on reboot nav buttons are gone. But after uninstalling LMT and this APK, my ROM wouldn't boot again! At the time I was using it on ZTE Axon 7 stock firmware.
Can LMT be used to turn the screen off? I've got it work by mapping a pie key to trigger an arbitrary button, using 26 as the value. Screen turns off. But I would like to add a 3-5secs delay so that it works with secure unlock solutions (fingerprint/face/pin/pattern/etc). Does LMT trigger a global secure lock when done this way, or just an insecure root lock? It seems this action only requires root, so that is why I ask.
Good luck on the next beta, I just noticed it now and am trying!
A feature I'd like to see, but I doubt you will consider it: The ability to use LMT as a launcher. I am a minimalist and don't much care for app icons, widgets, and other functions that would be expected from a launcher. Simply having a pie launcher to get around my phone would be enough for me.