You can do this by writing a device administrator: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html
Which can call this API: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.html#wipeData(int) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Kristopher Micinski <[email protected] > wrote: > If you're not a system app, then you're not a system app, and there's > nothing you can do. (Otherwise there would be a security hole in the > system.) > > kris > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Serj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank You bobbywink, > > that is what I need: MASTER_CLEAR ))). I have supposed, that it must > > be an system app. Can I prevent this? Could I overwrite this Class? I > > mean can I program my own MASTER_CLEAR.class, like > > myMASTER_CLEAR.class, and send him a Broadcast? Therefor I need the > > source code from this MASTER_CLEAR.class to understand how it works. > > Can You help me? > > > > On 22 Mai, 06:01, v bobbywink <[email protected]> wrote: > >> sendBroadcast(new Intent("android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR")); > >> need permission: android.permission.MASTER_CLEAR > >> > >> system receiver is MasterClearReceiver.java > >> BUT it must be a system app , your own app can't do it > >> > >> 2012/5/22 Jim Graham <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 02:10:18PM -0700, Serj wrote: > >> > > Hi Kris, > >> > > I have got the source code, but I ask whether someone can tell me > >> > > which class (Java Class) implements the "Factory data reset" in code > >> > > behind. "Factory data reset" is normal menu option in android, which > >> > > to find under "Settings/Privacy/Factory data reset". Or who can > tell > >> > > me, how can I reset database code behind. I want make an > Application, > >> > > which reset all kind of data on the device. Thx > >> > >> > Let me see if I understand you correctly.... You want to reset the > >> > ENTIRE DEVICE just to reset a database? Have you, by any chance, ever > >> > (seriously) considered using a nuclear warhead to kill a mosquito? > :-) > >> > >> > Delete the database and re-create it. It's reset. And you (or your > >> > users) don't lose everything ELSE on the device along with the > database. > >> > >> > Later, > >> > --jim > >> > >> > -- > >> > THE SCORE: ME: 2 CANCER: 0 > >> > 73 DE N5IAL (/4) | Peter da Silva: No, try "rm -rf /" > >> > [email protected] | Dave Aronson: As your life flashes > before > >> > < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > | your eyes, in the unit of time known > as an > >> > ICBM / Hurricane: | ohnosecond.... > (alt.sysadmin.recovery) > >> > 30.44406N 86.59909W | > >> > >> > Android Apps Listing athttp://www.jstrack.org/barcodes.html > >> > >> > -- > >> > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
