Thanks for the tip. For the record, it works on 2.2. There have been a number of times that I have wanted to be able to see the files for my app, and I am glad to find that there is a way.
Thanks again. On Jan 7, 6:55 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > Unfortunately I don't recall exactly when it went in. Maybe 2.3? It is the > "run-as" command. > > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:42 PM, John Gaby <jg...@gabysoft.com> wrote: > > I must be setting the files as world readable then. > > > I didn't know that if the app was debuggable that you could change the > > shell to run as an app uid. Can you tell me what version of Android > > that works for, and how I do that? > > > Thanks. > > > On Jan 7, 4:25 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > On a user build, adb can not access any application files, with these > > > exceptions: > > > > - If the app has declared itself debuggable, recent versions of android > > will > > > allow the shell user to change to run as that app uid and thus access its > > > files. > > > - If you create files that are explicitly marked as world readable or > > > writeable, then the shell will be able to read/write those files as > > > indicated. > > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM, John Gaby <jg...@gabysoft.com> wrote: > > > > I find that, when using a actual device that is not rooted, that I > > > > cannot see the contents folders created by my application. However, > > > > if I know the exact name and path of a file, I CAN pull or push it > > > > using ADB. Is there a way to prevent external access to application > > > > files (on a non-rooted phone, of course). > > > > > Thanks > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > Android framework engineer > > > hack...@android.com > > > > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
