Are you sure you are putting <uses-sdk> in the right place? And thanks Rachel for the explanation. Trying to explain to the user some subtlety about old applications here seemed pretty difficult, and not to useful for a temporary situation.
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Max Binshtok <[email protected]>wrote: > How do I overcome this? > > I have: > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="4"></ > uses-sdk> > > If that is what you mean by "explicitly targeting API 4 or latter" > then this does not seem to solve the problem. I don't need and don't > want those permissions. > > Thanks. > > > Slightly OFF TOPIC: > I don't understand... Why do you want to tell people that my > application requires phone permissions when it clearly doesn't? This > is really, *really* bad! People are suspicious and hesitant to install > apps that require not needed permissions. Moreover, PHONE_STATE > permission has this weird interpretation in a smaller font - read > phone state and identity (Identity!? People are terrified by all > "identity theft" propaganda). At some point I asked for PHONE_STATE > permissions to access the serial number to be able to tell different > users apart. Do you know what this lead to? I had a real comment on > the market from someone who claimed that I stole his password > (whatever this means) and he had to spend 3 hours on the phone with > TMobile to gain control of his phone (with foul language all over the > comment) . I don't need those permissions and I don't want people to > be suspicious and write stupid comments and this is not only me as the > first message attests as well. > > Regards, > Max. > > > On Nov 28, 1:44 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, and I am saying this is the normal expected behavior for apps that > are > > not explicitly targeting API 4 or later. > > > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Max Binshtok <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Diane, it seems to me that you did not understand the problem. > > > > > I (and I believe other people) do NOT ask for those permissions in the > > > manifest since I do not need them. But when the application is to be > > > installed they show up (it says that the app is asking for those > > > permissions). Please read the very first post. It says that "Hello > > > World" application when to be installed is asking for those > > > permissions although they are not present in manifest. > > > > > Regards, > > > Max. > > > > > On Nov 26, 1:46 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > These are new permissions added to 1.6. If an application is > targeting > > > > anything below API 4 (1.6), they will automatically be requested > because > > > in > > > > 1.5 and lower there was no restriction on these operations. As of > 1.6 > > > these > > > > permissions were added, and if you target API 4 or later you need to > > > > explicitly request the permission in your manifest to be granted it. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Max Binshtok < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > I am having the same problem and I just want to confirm: > > > > > > > You are saying that when you try to install over the air (just by > > > > > downloading APK file) you get asked those permissions, but when > your > > > > > application is installed through the Android Market - you are NOT > > > > > asked for PHONE_STATE and STORAGE? Is that correct? > > > > > > > From my side I can add that I had targetSDK=4 and when installing > from > > > > > APK over the air those permissions come up... (I have been banging > my > > > > > head on the walls for quite some time now). On 1.5 they don't come > up! > > > > > Not on the emulator and not on the device. > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Max. > > > > > > > On Oct 8, 1:13 pm, Jarcikon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry about the double post. I realized that because I was > > > installing > > > > > > the app directly from the .apk file instead of the market, the > Phone > > > > > > Calls and Storagepermissionsalways come up. When it is put on > the > > > > > > Market, they are gone. Don't think this was intended, but > setting > > > > > > targetSdkVersion does fix it. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > On Oct 5, 3:36 pm, Jarcikon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Chris, > > > > > > > > > I am having the same problem. This is due to the update to > Donut > > > (1.6 > > > > > > > SDK). According to the docs, if you set targetSdkVersion in > your > > > > > > > manifest file to "4" thesepermissionsshould not appear unless > > > > > > > specifically requested. However, I have tried this and it is > not > > > > > > > working for me. > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a solution? > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > On Sep 18, 8:54 am, ch13fw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am working on a widget and have it pretty much how I like > it, > > > but I > > > > > > > > have one problem. When I package it and install it, it says > in > > > the > > > > > > > > "allow this application to" portion that it wants access > > > > > tophonecallsandstorage. I know this will be a no-go if I want > anyone > > > to > > > > > > > > ever use it. > > > > > > > > > > I have not set up anypermissions. Same thing happens even if > I > > > make > > > > > > > > Hello World. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry if this has been ask before, but I have searched quite > a > > > bit > > > > > > > > looking for an answer. > > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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]> > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > > > > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > <android-developers%[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. 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