We are not having optional permissions any time soon. And no, these are not the same thing, permissions are about security and the other tags are about compatibility.
And hey... "5 new stars in the last 24 hours..." You've been telling people to star this bug because you associated it with a completely different issue that already has a solution. I might be kind-of dumb to make engineering decisions based on stars. :} On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Jonas Petersson <[email protected]>wrote: > On 07/14/2010 09:41 PM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > >> [...] At any rate, the correct thing for an app developer to do >> >> is explicitly state which features they care about, and you can there >> use android:required="false" to tell Market not to filter your app based >> on it. >> > > Let's see, to summarize the manifest file we've got: > > <uses-feature /> that supports android:required="false" > > <uses-library /> that supports android:option="true" > (though currently not in the documentation AFAICT) > > <uses-configuration /> that supports plenty of android:req*="false" > > <uses-sdk /> that supports android:min/target/maxVersion="#" > > so it would seem that my old issue 6266 on b.android.com suggesting a > similar flag for > > <uses-permission /> > > is pretty much in line, right? 5 new stars in just 24 hours is promising > (assuming stars matter to someone). > > Keep 'em coming / Jonas > > > -- > 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
