Hi! I have a question for Dianne Hackborn: Is there any hope that reboot permission would be granted for commercial apps (if customer accepts them)?
On Aug 7, 11:12 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Not only is it not in the API docs, but because as you say you need to be > signed with the platform cert, you can only use this if you are running on a > device whose system software you have built yourself. > > > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:55 PM, markwhitney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Got it to work. For reference to anyone else, in addition to signing > > with the platform key, the ACTION_REBOOT intent has to have a few > > extras defined. Without any extras, it looks like the Watchdog thread > > will basically ignore it. > > > This code would do an immediate reboot: > > > Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_REBOOT); > > i.putExtra("nowait", 1); > > i.putExtra("interval", 1); > > i.putExtra("window", 0); > > sendBroadcast(i); > > > Details in frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/ > > Watchdog.java in the Android source. > > > Note that this is not in the API docs so probably subject to change :) > > > mark > > > On Aug 6, 2:24 pm, markwhitney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Great, thanks for the link, I will look into this further there. > > > > On Aug 6, 1:54 pm, Roman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There is already a post about this on the forum. Look at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/. > > .. > > > > > In general you don't want to allow third party apps to do arebooton > > > > your phone this easily. It is very dangerous that's why theREBOOTis > > > > only allowed for system apps. > > > > > -- > > > > Roman Baumgaertner > > > > Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC > > > > ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together > > > > The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the > > > > author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily > > > > represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. > > > > > On Aug 6, 8:54 am, markwhitney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am trying torebootAndroid by broadcasting Intent.ACTION_REBOOT > > > > > from my activity. > > > > > > I believe that I have given it all the proper permissions to send > > such > > > > > a signal but when I launch the activity, nothing happens. I saw a > > > > > similar post about this back in May, but no responses. > > > > > > Logcat: > > > > > > ActivityManager I Starting activity: Intent > > > > > { action=android.intent.action.MAIN categories= > > > > > {android.intent.category.LAUNCHER} flags=0x102000 > > > > > 00 comp= > > > > > {com.android.settings.shutitdown/ > > > > > com.android.settings.shutitdown.ShutdownActivity} } > > > > > ActivityManager I Start proc com.android.settings.shutitdown for > > > > > activity com.android.settings.shutitdown/.ShutdownActivity: pid=1397 > > > > > uid=10 > > > > > 00 gids={} > > > > > ShutdownActivity D creating activity: forreboot > > > > > ShutdownActivity I rebooted > > > > > InputConnectionWrapper W showStatusIcon on inactive InputConnection > > > > > ActivityManager I Displayed activity > > > > > com.android.settings.shutitdown/.ShutdownActivity: 564 ms > > > > > > Note that there is no denial to send the Intent, just silence. Here > > > > > is the activity code: > > > > > > public class ShutdownActivity extends Activity { > > > > > private static final String LOG_TAG = "ShutdownActivity"; > > > > > > public void onCreate(Bundle b) { > > > > > super.onCreate(b); > > > > > setContentView(R.layout.shutdown_main); > > > > > Log.d(LOG_TAG, "creating activity: forreboot"); > > > > > Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_REBOOT); > > > > > i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_REBOOT); > > > > > sendBroadcast(i); > > > > > Log.i(LOG_TAG, "rebooted"); > > > > > } > > > > > public void onPause() { > > > > > } > > > > > > } > > > > > > ...and the manifest: > > > > > > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > > > > > package="com.android.settings.shutitdown" > > > > > android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system"> > > > > > > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REBOOT" /> > > > > > > <application android:label="shutitdown" > > > > > android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_settings"> > > > > > <activity android:name=".ShutdownActivity" > > > > > android:label="Shutdown"> > > > > > <intent-filter> > > > > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> > > > > > <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" > > / > > > > > > </intent-filter> > > > > > </activity> > > > > > </application> > > > > > > </manifest> > > -- > 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. 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