The only way to take screen captures on an Android device requires root. This application made no indication that it required root, did not request root permission from me, and proceeded to attempt to gain root through the use of a vulnerable exploit path (which has since been patched in Android 1.6, and the Motorola CLIQ; however, I cannot say about whether this is true on other Android 1.5 devices). I had this app to review in the Round 1 of voting (I thought I flagged it as inappropriate, but maybe not), and got it again in Round 2, which disappointed me. I did not flag it as inappropriate in the second round because I decided that if Google allowed an exploit to go through into Round 2, who was I to argue.
On Nov 6, 9:54 pm, dadical <[email protected]> wrote: > Just curious if this app does what it appears to do, in effect gaining > root access to the device. -- 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
