As usual, when new features are added or changes made, targeting the platform version (or better) where that was done will turn off any compatibility code in the platform for older apps. So if you use android:targetSdkVersion="4", the platform knows that your app was written after these permissions were added, so they don't need to be automatically added for compatibility.
See: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#DONUT On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:56 PM, joebowbeer <[email protected]> wrote: > Good coverage at: > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1747178/android-permissions-phone-calls-read-phone-state-and-identity > > Apps targeting 1.5 will always request these permissions implicitly. > > But what about apps *targeting* 1.6 whose minSdkVersion includes 1.5? > > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="4" /> > > > On Jun 21, 1:27 am, Viktor Linder <[email protected]> wrote: > > My app does not require the READ_PHONE_STATE and > > WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions (there's no clause about this in > > the manifest), but it seems they are implicitly added by the SDK when > > minSdkVersion is set to 3. > > > > Will the user on a 1.6 or higher phone be queried about these > > permissions when downloading my app from the market, or is it only > > when downloading it through the browser? > > > > This is a bit of a catch 22 - I support 1.5 and I want to reach this > > userbase, yet I do not want to scare potential users by requiring > > these extra permissions (which my app doesn't require; it doesn't > > write to the sd card nor use the phone function). > > > > Anyone in this group have experience dealing with this issue? > > > > All answers appreciated! > > > > Best regards, > > Viktor Linder > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
