A very common use case for the "safe mode" is installing a Home replacement, set it as the default and have that app crash on startup. This is not a malicious use case, but it would render your phone unusable.
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool, this blows away any arguments about a 3rd party app making the phone > completely unusable because a support desk can send the user into safe mode, > uninstall the malicious app, then restart in normal mode. > > Thanks for the pointer Romain. > > Al. > > P.S. It seems to be holding down the Menu key until the home/lock screen > appears. > > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily > those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. > > On 28 Apr 2010, at 07:54, Romain Guy wrote: > >>> As for handling the BOOT_COMPLETE situation, I've always felt there Android >>> should have a last-resort safe mode, because, as has already been shown, an >>> Android 'phone could become part of a bot-net using BOOT_COMPLETE & the >>> internet permission, so the ability to boot the 'phone in manner that >>> doesn't start any non-firmware apps would be useful. >> >> Good, because this feature already exists (since 1.0.) If you keep the >> Home or Menu key pressed (I don't remember which one) during boot, >> Android will not load any installed app, only the ones that are part >> of the system image. >> >> -- >> Romain Guy >> Android framework engineer >> [email protected] >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time >> to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on >> public forums, where I and others can see and answer them >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them -- 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.
