[android-developers] Re: Protecting files on non-rooted phones

2011-01-07 Thread John Gaby
Thanks for the tip.  For the record, it works on 2.2.  There have been
a number of times that I have wanted to be able to see the files for
my app, and I am glad to find that there is a way.

Thanks again.

On Jan 7, 6:55 pm, Dianne Hackborn  wrote:
> Unfortunately I don't recall exactly when it went in.  Maybe 2.3?  It is the
> "run-as" command.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:42 PM, John Gaby  wrote:
> > I must be setting the files as world readable then.
>
> > I didn't know that if the app was debuggable that you could change the
> > shell to run as an app uid.  Can you tell me what version of Android
> > that works for, and how I do that?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > On Jan 7, 4:25 pm, Dianne Hackborn  wrote:
> > > On a user build, adb can not access any application files, with these
> > > exceptions:
>
> > > - If the app has declared itself debuggable, recent versions of android
> > will
> > > allow the shell user to change to run as that app uid and thus access its
> > > files.
> > > - If you create files that are explicitly marked as world readable or
> > > writeable, then the shell will be able to read/write those files as
> > > indicated.
>
> > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM, John Gaby  wrote:
> > > > I find that, when using a actual device that is not rooted, that I
> > > > cannot see the contents folders created by my application.  However,
> > > > if I know the exact name and path of a file, I CAN pull or push it
> > > > using ADB.  Is there a way to prevent external access to application
> > > > files (on a non-rooted phone, of course).
>
> > > > Thanks
>
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Re: [android-developers] Re: Protecting files on non-rooted phones

2011-01-07 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Unfortunately I don't recall exactly when it went in.  Maybe 2.3?  It is the
"run-as" command.

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:42 PM, John Gaby  wrote:

> I must be setting the files as world readable then.
>
> I didn't know that if the app was debuggable that you could change the
> shell to run as an app uid.  Can you tell me what version of Android
> that works for, and how I do that?
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Jan 7, 4:25 pm, Dianne Hackborn  wrote:
> > On a user build, adb can not access any application files, with these
> > exceptions:
> >
> > - If the app has declared itself debuggable, recent versions of android
> will
> > allow the shell user to change to run as that app uid and thus access its
> > files.
> > - If you create files that are explicitly marked as world readable or
> > writeable, then the shell will be able to read/write those files as
> > indicated.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM, John Gaby  wrote:
> > > I find that, when using a actual device that is not rooted, that I
> > > cannot see the contents folders created by my application.  However,
> > > if I know the exact name and path of a file, I CAN pull or push it
> > > using ADB.  Is there a way to prevent external access to application
> > > files (on a non-rooted phone, of course).
> >
> > > Thanks
> >
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> >
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> and
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[android-developers] Re: Protecting files on non-rooted phones

2011-01-07 Thread John Gaby
I must be setting the files as world readable then.

I didn't know that if the app was debuggable that you could change the
shell to run as an app uid.  Can you tell me what version of Android
that works for, and how I do that?

Thanks.

On Jan 7, 4:25 pm, Dianne Hackborn  wrote:
> On a user build, adb can not access any application files, with these
> exceptions:
>
> - If the app has declared itself debuggable, recent versions of android will
> allow the shell user to change to run as that app uid and thus access its
> files.
> - If you create files that are explicitly marked as world readable or
> writeable, then the shell will be able to read/write those files as
> indicated.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM, John Gaby  wrote:
> > I find that, when using a actual device that is not rooted, that I
> > cannot see the contents folders created by my application.  However,
> > if I know the exact name and path of a file, I CAN pull or push it
> > using ADB.  Is there a way to prevent external access to application
> > files (on a non-rooted phone, of course).
>
> > Thanks
>
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> Dianne Hackborn
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>
> 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.

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