android:multiprocess="false" is redundant since that is the default value (long long ago it didn't used to be for content providers, but these days false is the default everywhere).
The shared user ID just means the packages sharing the uid -can- run in the same process. To make them actually run in the same process, you need to use android:process with the same process name. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Rishi <kaurari...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am a bit confused after looking at the AndroidManifest.xml in the > Media provider code of android. It would be great if some one can > clarify here: > The file has android:sharedUserId="android.media" and > android:multiprocess="false" > > ** From my understanding android:multiprocess="false" indicates that > request to content provider would happen over IPC. > > ** android:sharedUserId="android.media" - Specifies the name of a user > ID that will be shared between multiple packages. By setting this > value on two or more packages, each of these packages will be given a > single shared user ID, so they can for example run in the same process > > So if Package1 has android:sharedUserId="android.media" specified and > it uses > uses the android's media provider , the media provider would run in a > separate process or > in the same process as the caller? > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
