Yeah it prevent the system from automatically running third party apps, for example to recover from a bad home screen replacement.
The only thing controlling this is a check during boot to see if the menu key is down. On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that safe mode prevents non-system apps from starting during boot. > > JBQ > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:36 AM, John Cola <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi JBQ > > But you give me a great hint! > > Maybe our device some how send the wrong signal of menu key event to > > Android and result in safe mode. > > > > By the way, can you tell me what is the purpose for safe mode? Is > > there any feature would be eliminated during safe mode? > > > > BR > > John > > > > On Apr 7, 7:26 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In that case, I don't know what's going on, sorry. > >> > >> JBQ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:23 AM, John Cola <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > What do you mean about booting while holding the menu key down? > >> > Do you mean that we keep pressing the menu key while start up the > >> > device? > >> > If so, no, we boot up the device as normal and see the safe mode on > >> > screen.... > >> > >> > BR > >> > John > >> > On Apr 7, 7:18 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Boot while holding the menu key down? > >> > >> >> JBQ > >> > >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:16 AM, John Cola <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> >> > Hi all > >> >> > Is anyone know in what situation that the safe mode would appear? > >> >> > Sometime we encounter safe mode on the left bottom of the screen, > and > >> >> > don't know why. > >> > >> >> > BR > >> >> > John > >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > >> >> Android Engineer, Google. > >> > >> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > >> >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no > further > >> >> warning. > >> > >> -- > >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > >> Android Engineer, Google. > >> > >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further > >> warning.- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > > -- > Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > Android Engineer, Google. > > Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further > warning. > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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-framework" 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-framework?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
