That's the point of rooting your device. There is no permission or specifier that you can use to request "root permissions."
kris On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Jordi Sayeras <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > I've been searching about this topic but I haven't found a clear solution > yet. As far as I know, you can specify different protectionLevel in your > AndroidManifest.xml, those permissions allow other applications to interact > with the one you are developing. As an example, imagine that I want to kill > a processes, that is not mine (from another package) or that I want to > install a driver I've developed. In both cases the problem is the same, > those things need to be run as a system / root. How can I develop programs > that require system / root permissions, do I need an special license? > > > > Note: Please, note that granting the permission: > > > > <uses-permission > android:name="android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES"/> > > > > Using android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system" does not work either. > > > > Also, consider that I cannot ask the users to have their mobiles "rooted". > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Jordi. > > -- > 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
