The soft "keyboard" (aka IME) can be replaced via market apps. system may be used for a lot of things, but I'm not sure its correct to say it represents the user. There are things that the system user cannot do. For example, I believe at least historically it could not access an SD card, which certainly can contain user data.
-bri On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Anh <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess it is system since it is running the com.android.systemui > process. > > Can somebody help to confirm? > > Thanks, > > > On Nov 9, 9:48 pm, Anh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I know that each android app is run using a separate user id, my > > question is which user id represents the UI components such as > > keyboard and screen (which represent the person using the platform)? > > Is it "system"? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Security Discussions" 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-security-discuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" 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-security-discuss?hl=en.
