Static analysis like this usually fails for things like reflection. IOW, it will fail the same places that, say, ProGuard will fail.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Yaron Reinharts <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Regarding "Can it made redundant..through automatic application > introspection.." > > It can be done, check out http://android-permissions.org/ > "A static analysis tool and permission map for identifying permission use in > Android applications" > > By the way, by saying that it can be done I'm not suggesting that this tool > will do the work :) > > /Yaron > > > -- > Yaron Reinharts > Smart Drive Applications > http://www.poncho.co.il/gateaway.php > https://market.android.com/details?id=com.poncho.gsm.gate.activities > > > > > > > > On 02/23/2012 03:23 PM, Mark Murphy wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 6:57 AM, Raja Nagendra Kumar >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Can Android Run time introspect at run time or during compile time and >>> prepare such info based on the API used by the application... >> >> No. >> >>> Can it made redundant..through automatic application introspection.. >> >> No. >> >>> Basically looking for why android is designed for explicit permissions >>> declaration.. when it can be automatically discovered at compiler time >>> or at run time.. >> >> While the need for permissions could be determined at runtime, if you >> would prompt the user for the permission then, you wind up with a >> Vista-style "The CPU would like to execute an instruction: allow? >> deny?" UX, which is not pleasant. >> > > -- > 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 -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training...At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training -- 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
