[Q] Hardware controller / device manager? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there,
I've done some searching and can't seem to find any app capable of disabling and enabling hardware in the android system. The Windows equivalent of this would be the device manager, in which I get a list of all the hardware the OS knows about and can disable or enable it at will. Now obviously the Android settings already allow us to turn on and off the Wifi, cell chip, NFC, GPS, etc., but we have no control over the camera or the microphone, for instance.
Plus, now that airlines are beginning to allow phone use, it might not be long before airplane mode disappears from devices.
Obviously such an app would require root permissions.
If anyone knows an app that can do this, or whether this is even possible, please do tell!

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