Yes permissions on older platforms will be ignored. Since older platforms don't know about sync adapters, they just won't do anything with them.
Do be sure of course to test your code on an older platform to be sure all is well, though. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Mark Wyszomierski <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking at the sample sync adapter here: > > > http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/index.html > > I'd like to still support sdk level 3 and 4 devices. Will including > the following lines in my app's manifest be problematic?: > > <uses-permission > android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS" /> > <uses-permission > android:name="android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS" /> > > are these specific to sdk level 5? > > Ideally, we could include these for level 3 and 4 users, and they just > won't be shown the contact sync option at all. Is this how it's meant > to work? > > Thanks > > -- > 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
