Cool, thanks, I will check that out. I think your chapter in that
book is good for an overview, and to teach non-remote services,
including a great example of that. And your explanation here cleared
a lot up for me, as far as what goes in what files. Thanks!
> cafffiene wrote:
> > Having trouble with permissions. The error I get is this:
>
> > Not allowed to start service Intent { comp=
> > {com.commonsware.android.service/
> > com.commonsware.android.service.WeatherPlusService} } without
> >permissionprivate to package
>
> > I installed the WeatherPlus app from Mark Murphy's dev book.
>
> That sounds vaguely familiar...
>
> > I'm
> > trying to call his weather service from a different app. I think I
> > have an issue with permissions, not really sure how they work.
>
> I obviously failed with my Permissions chapter. :-(
>
>
>
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> > package="com.punchcut.isender1"
> > android:versionCode="1"
> > android:versionName="1.0">
> > <permission
> > android:name = "com.commonsware.android.service.mypermission"
> > android:label = "" />
> > <uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
> > <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/
> > app_name">
> > <uses-permission
> > android:name="com.commonsware.android.service.mypermission" />
> > <activity android:name=".ISender1"
> > android:label="@string/app_name">
> > <intent-filter>
> > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
> > <category
> > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
> > </intent-filter>
> > </activity>
> > <uses-permission
> > android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_SERVICE" />
>
> > </application>
> > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
> > </manifest>
>
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> > package="com.commonsware.android.service">
>
> > <uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
> > <uses-permission
> > android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
> > <uses-permission
> > android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
> > <application android:label="@string/app_name">
> > <activity android:name=".WeatherPlus" android:label="@string/
> > app_name">
> > <intent-filter>
> > <action
> > android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
> > <category
> > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
> > </intent-filter>
> > </activity>
> > <service android:name=".WeatherPlusService">
> > <uses-permission
> > android:name="com.commonsware.android.service.mypermission"/>
> > </service>
> > </application>
> > </manifest>
>
> You have a few problems here:
>
> 1. The <permission> element needs to be in the application that is being
> secured. In this case, it would be in the application implementing the
> service, not the activity trying to use the service.
>
> 2. To protect a service with thatpermission, you use an
> android:permissionattribute in the <service> element:
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/service-element.html
>
> You do not use <uses-permission> in the service for thepermissionin
> question to indicate what should be protected.
>
> 3. For your activity trying to access the protected service, your
> <uses-permission> element needs to be a child of <manifest>:
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-permission-el...
>
> You have the "mypermission" <uses-permission> as a child of
> <application>, if I am reading your XML correctly.
>
> 4. Unless you significantly modified WeatherPlusService, it is not a
> remote service, and therefore cannot be accessed by an outside
> application. Remote services are covered in _The Busy Coder's Guide to
> *Advanced* Android Development_, and I use different sample applications
> there.
>
> If you have further questions about the book examples, consider hopping
> over to the cw-android Google Group:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/cw-android
>
> --
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> Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy
>
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