I dont think I fully understand your question... Are you looking for something in the public API that will render a user's Android device useless for a period of time?
Just how far do you expect this "bricking" to go? Will they still be able to use their phone for other purposes, e.g. making emergency calls? If you're looking for your app to be invasive to the user, you're unlikely to find it in the public API. Perhaps take a look at how the various lock screen apps work. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:49 PM, a2ronus <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > (I'm new to posting questions on Google Groups. Suggestions on good > posting behaviour are appreciated. :) ) > > I would like to achieve the following: I would like to temporarily > disable the Android device when the user performs 3 wrong logins in a > row. The login is another issue I'm not interested in here. I'm > interested in blocking the phone. > > I've been searching for some time now. I found some messages on > disabling buttons, but they seem to be bad usability. On top of that, > it might not be supported anymore in future APIs. So I kept looking > and found: > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#BRICK. > This seems to suggest something in the API that I can use, but can't > find it. I'm interested in how to use this permission, and I'm also > interested in what the consequences are. Does using some bricking > method imply that the phone is permanently bricked, or is there still > a way to restore the phone, so you don't have to throw it away? > > I hope somebody would be able to enlighten me by providing some > answers or pointers on where to look. > > Thanks in advance, > > a2ronus > > -- > 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
