On Jun 18, 12:35 pm, Jason Meyer <jasonmeyer...@yahoo.de> wrote: > > Well, sure, if they request it, just like any other SDK app. > > I am not quite sure what you mean by "request it".
The uses-permission is in their AndroidManifest.xml just as it would be for a non-system app. See for example: https://github.com/android/platform_packages_apps_browser/blob/master/AndroidManifest.xml > If by request you mean the requesting done on installation: nope, this > does not apply, as apps in /system/app/ are usually preinstalled. > Hence, no market app requesting permissions to be granted by the user. They may be pre-installed, but they are still processed by something at build and/or runtime. > > I have no idea what the <perms> block is. That sounds like a firmware > > detail, which is out of scope for this list. > > Nope, it's not a firmware detail. >From Mark's perspective it is an implementation detail of the android system (what would be the 'firmware' on a simpler device, though that's term is by custom used for simpler components such as a radio driver on something with a full operating system like android) and thus off topic for the androd-developers group, which, though not obvious from the name, is defined to be for SDK-level development only. > Or do you mean by asking the Manifest file? It isn't checked on every > app's start up, to my knowledge. That's what the packages.xml file is > for. The PackageManager creates the packages.xml file by processing the information found in the app manifests. > > I haven't checked exhaustively, but it would appear that they are > > using the sharedUserID mechanism (even if only one app package is > > doing the sharing). > > However, every system app sharing the same user ID and thus getting > extensive permissions seems a bit... risky. They don't. There are a number of distinct sharedUserIDs involved, some having only one app package. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
