I know google apps are allowed to access your gmail address. Some thirdparty apps also ask for this permission but it is a private API is it not? I'm not talking about the new accounts section in 2.0 by the way.
On Apr 27, 5:12 pm, Jim Ancona <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 27, 4:44 pm, GodsMoon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ummm > > I just read this > > article:http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/googles-andy-rubin-on-everyt... > > > Andy Rubin says, "A lot of guys have private APIs. We don’t." And > > "There are no secret APIs". > > > Maybe he has a different version of Android than I do because I know > > of several hidden/private/unpublished API's. > > Anybody tried to power the screen off lately?!? It's a private API. > > > What am I suppose to make of this? > > Of course there are private APIs used by the platform, but not > intended for applications. I assumed he was saying that there are no > private APIs that are forbidden for third-party developers, but > allowed for Google applications. > > Do you know of a Google-supplied app that uses that API? If so, that > would contradict him. > > Jim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en.
