Thank you for your answer. I understand that the GMail app is not part of the SDK and that it can be more secure to inform the user that an app will be able to read it's mail attachments...
But it's quite surprising to learn about this new permission requirement in a crash-report for one specific device. Developing user- friendly apps is not possible when the rules change without warning. But I might have missed an announcement somewhere ? Kevin On 3 mai, 23:35, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > My application, called EmailAlbum, deals with sending and receiveing e- > > mail attachments (basically archive files). > > > The app runs successfully on most android 1.5+ devices with GMail app > > installed (including my brand new Nexus One), and now I receive crash > > reports on opening GMail attachments on Droids (2.1-update1) with a > > stack trace asking for a > > "com.google.android.providers.gmail.permission.READ_GMAIL" permission. > > > I think I can add this permission to my app's manifest... but I would > > like to know why the Droid would require an additional permission and > > not my Nexus One whereas they both have the latest android version... > > Since Gmail is not part of the SDK, you should not be the least bit > surprised at problems like this. > > As to the nature of the difference, remember that the DROID is one update > ahead of the Nexus One, insofar as the DROID got the OTA not that long > ago, and I think the Nexus One is still on the original shipping firmware > (IIRC). Hence, it's very possible this permission requirement might start > showing up on other 2.1+ devices. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html > > -- > 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 > athttp://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
