Also, please remember that this list is for the Android SDK. Questions regarding the "<perms> block" and kin belong elsewhere -- visit http://source.android.com, click on the Community tab, and you will see other Google Groups of greater relevance to discussion of what is happening in the firmware.
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Jason Meyer <jasonmeyer...@yahoo.de> wrote: >>> Well, sure, if they request it, just like any other SDK app. >> I am not quite sure what you mean by "request it". As far as I know, >> there is no "API request call" or method to grant a certain >> permission. > > By <uses-permission> in the manifest, just like any other SDK app. > >>> I have no idea what the <perms> block is. That sounds like a firmware >>> detail, which is out of scope for this list. >> Nope, it's not a firmware detail. Every app which is installed via the >> Market app (e.g., from the Google Play Store) is processed in the >> three following steps: >> 1) Download of the APK file >> 2) Placing of APK file in /data/app/ >> 3) Insertion of the app's permissions in /data/system/packages.xml >> inside a <perms>-block > > Steps 2 and 3 are firmware details, in my use of the term. > >>> Only if they ask for them, like any other SDK application. >> What exactly do you mean by "asking"? > > By <uses-permission> in the manifest, just like any other SDK app. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- 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 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
