how to find permissions a given application has. Each app is run as a certain user, so wouldn't finding the file permissions of an app be the same as finding the file permissions of a user? On Linux/Unix there is the find command but I don't know of any alternative command that is available on android. I am running KitKat 4.4.2 kernal 3.40-gadb2201.
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I was wondering, is there anyway a developer can hide or exclude a certain app permissions from being seen by Android market users? And are the permissions for an app controlled or regulated by Google? Another question I have - Is there anyway to restrict PDF files from opening in the default browser? This is a problem when I am on a search engine and accidentally click a link that's a pdf file- I don't want pdf's downloaded without asking me permission atleast. And my last question, is there a way to view current extensions that are installed in the browser.? Where is androids inbuilt file manager? Does uninstalling an application completely take off everything related to that app from your phone?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am trying to sync a rostering app between two devices using dropsync. The .db files that need syncing are in the /data/ data/com/databases directory. Using Root explorer I can change the permissions to give full rw permission to others. The two .db files will then upload to the dropsync server.The problem is that whenever the app is opened and anything modified, the permissions change back to default and thus dropsync can't access the modified .db... Is there anyway to change this or am I wasting my time? what is the 'sticky' box option in RE?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am trying to make my first custom ROM, but I have a problem with permissions.. this is my updater-script:
Code:
ui_print(" ");
ui_print("________________________________");
ui_print(" MADE BY FECHE ");
[Code]..
But when I press on reboot on recovery, it says that the ROOT may have been lost, then it says, repair root? I press on 'no', the device restarts but it gets a black screen right after the device logo..
I can't copy the file 'hosts' back to system/etc. after I cut it out of the folder a couple mins ago. When I use ES File Explorer (don't wanna pay 4euros for Root Explorer..) to try and paste it back (with everything set to RW and having root permissions) it says 'permission denied'. I don't know what I'm doing wrong..
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have written a test case to implement a conference contact management system with Content Provider and SQLite. The launch activity is a Listactivity and the customized provider is extended from ContentProvider, u know, actually the sample is so similar to the Notepad Sample in the official SDK packages. However, i can't find the created .db file in the /data/data/myapp/ except the /lib directory. Why?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI was following the directions of this thread trying to install notifications toggles to my phone. Used root explorer. However, l changed the permissions on the wrong file or folder, it seems, as the phone just displays the logo and reboots, caught in a loop.
What files and folders has to have which permissions? How can I change them if I can't boot my phone? I don't have any mod other than Root, as this was the first I was trying to use, as I have to have better access to the toggles.
The permissions say that you must agree to allow them to delete files from your storage including your SD card; must agree to allow them to extract any information from your phone, etc. In other words they can do any thing they want with your phone and the data in it.
Is there any way to not grant these permissions and still get updates?
"Unable to save file to SD card due to insufficient file permissions."
This is the message I get when I try to take pictures. I have only taken 9 shots so far. There was no problem until yesterday when i tried to take the tenth. Did I do something to cause this? I am not that tech smart
Is there any app that will let me see the file permissions and change them so I can remove some stock apps? I'm rooted and on xtrROM 3.03.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am unable to find any tar / md5 files of the stock rom for VM & Sprint Intercept. Yes, I am looking for both carries of that phone. The reason I need the tar file of the stock rom is because the sprint phone can't flash anymore roms through the customer recovery [InXane CM01] and the Virgin Mobile phone is stuck at the black screen [SemiBrick / SoftBrick].
I have tried google searches, but most return me to dead links or that damn mirror website multiupload, SDX forums' search is down? & google's search can't connect to the webpages on sdx forums, I have tried with three different browsers on SDX forums, and google file search doesn't return anything. Any links containing the desired tar/md5 files.I need to find tar files of the following.
FB01 [Phone:Sprint / Version: Android 2.2.3]
Dl05 [Phone: Sprint / Version: Android 2.2]
EC07 [Phone: Virgin Mobile / Version: Android 2.2.2]
DI06 [Phone: Virgin Mobile / Version: ...]
The only thing I can find that is worth while is the link below. I was able to download the tar files, BUT I am unable to connect to the original SDX Forum webpages. This is troubling, because I don't know what the status of the tar files are and if they are stable or working or if they will cause more troubles.
However through some google searches, I found this. The tar file is Android 2.1 Eclaire [FD27] for Sprint phones.
Returning to stock with SWUpgrade in a tar format. [Link here] NOTE: I did not install the update, Android 2.2 Froyo, because the link is dead. However installing custom ROMs from this point does NOT require it. Confirmed this on Stock on Crack 1.1.2. OR SDX Forums > Samsung Intercept > Intercept - Android 2.2 > Intercept - Development 2.2 > [ROM] [EC07] [DL05] [FB01] StockROM on Crack 1.1.2 (9.0+ MFLOPS!)
I believe the VM Intercept stockROMs works as well. When testing it on the phone, it was able to fix the soft-brick. However, I believe my phone's LCD screen is broken. I can hear all the setup sounds and feel the vibrates from the phone and even click on random menu options, but I can only see a black screen with a soft backligh to it. Sometimes the screen turns white, but nothing else appears on it. Bad LCD screen right?
Understanding Android file permissions
CODE:.....
To Check Permission at anytime in ADB just Type:
CODE:.......
The next 9 characters define the file permissions. These permissions are given in groups of 3 each.
The first 3 characters are the permissions for the owner of the file or directory.
Example = -rwx------
The next 3 are permissions for the group that the file is owned by.
Example = ----rwx---
The final 3 characters define the access permissions for everyone not part of the group.
Example = -------rwx
There are 3 possible attributes that make up file access permissions.
r - Read permission. Whether the file may be read. In the case of a directory, this would mean the ability to list the contents of the directory.
w - Write permission. Whether the file may be written to or modified. For a directory, this defines whether you can make any changes to the contents of the directory. If write permission is not set then you will not be able to delete, rename or create a file.
x - Execute permission. Whether the file may be executed. In the case of a directory, this attribute decides whether you have permission to enter, run a search through that directory or execute some program from that directory
In addition to the file permission, you can also modify the owner and group of the file. The chown program is used here and its syntax is very simple. You need to be the owner of a file or root to do this.
Understanding Owner Permissions:
The first command is for owner ID, the Second Command is for Group ID.
exp. root.root ( First Root is owner, Second Root is Group ).
Chmod 644 some file, Like Build.prop For testing & then Veiw the Resulted Changes!
Refer to the table below as a quick reference.
Command Line for Both would look like this
CODE:.....
I'll update the chmod with more with More Complex Commands Later
Side Note:Always set owner ( chown ) before Setting Permissions
how do I find a file (an mp3 file in this case) that was transferred via bluetooth to my Nexus 4? I cant find any file browser on the phone.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi am new to android phones ROM updating . in forums for update ROM on android phone tutorials have two methods
1 . update by SD card
2. odin multi downloader
what are two these methods and both are same or different approach.?? and which is the safest way to update ROM? also can we downgrade android firnware with out problem?? and how to find the latest version by file name on android, what is the different between stock ROM and custom ROM?/??
I'm stuck inside a bootloop after rooting my Device , The system.img.gz I applied, wasn't suiting to my firmware version , I have tablet Iconia B1-711
I cannot find any firmware zip file.
Are any <uses-permission> clauses needed in the manifest for: 1. Writing to a file using the Activity.openFileOutput() mechanism; 2. Writing to the SD card using FileOutputStreams; 3. Sending email using the Activity.startActivity( Intent.create Chooser (...)) mechanism
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/security.html and didn't see anything that seemed relevant. My app works on my ADP1 without any <uses-permission> clauses when installed with "adb install xyz.apk" but I was worried that it may have problems on a "real" consumer device.
I rooted my Droid Continuum with z4Root and it worked perfectly. I am wondering if there is a way to change the file permissions of my internal files so that I can do some of my own changes? Is there any app that will allow this or something? Will BusyBox do this for me??
View 5 Replies View Relatedhow to enable file manager (or any step) such as root explorer to view hidden files from external sd card? I set the enable view hidden file and able to view hidden files from internal storage, however I am unable to view hidden files from external sd card. I have moved some programs to external sd.
View 2 Replies View RelatedA few days ago i flash my phone and brick it, but before i make a backup with droid tools, when i restore my phone with sp flashtools my baseband is missing and no radio... no service signal.cant writte imei cuz radio is missing...
How can i flash baseband and where can i find it...
I download some roms but no works flashing secro.img or nodl.secro... is something i can do to recover my signal and my baseband.
I try with sn writte, with mtk droid, with cmd replacing MB001... and no works if i dont have baseband obviously..
2 days try it tp unbrick the phone, now its unbricked but no signal...where can i find the baseband and whats the name of the file.
Specifically, when I go to /mnt/sdcard/download all the files are ---rwxr-x. When I long-click a file I can access a Permissions dialog, but any changes I make there are not actually reflected on the file system. Anyone know what might be going on?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI've searched to no prevail. id like to start developing apps but am having issues getting the environment set up. I have the jdk properly installed.
issue 1 (main major ):
I've installed the android sdk from multiple sources, but when i try to start sdk tools, the command prompt flashes/ opens briefly and i get this message:
"Failed to execute toolsandroid.bat: The system cannot find the file specified."
Do i need to change a PATH variable or something...
I cannot get eclipse to run. when i try to open the exe file ( because there is no short cut icon...?) it gives a message about not finding a companion library... ive try to change the properties in the file that is supposed to fix it, but it was already set the way its supposed to be. this is not major as i can use a different IDE.
so im completely lost as to th sdk tool. I just tried adding the file path to the android sdk ( PATH variable) and it still did not work... I also just tried start the android,bat file and the cmd promt flashes briefly saying somthing about xcopy is not an operable command...etc couldn't read all of it... I am on windows 7 home premium
How to find list of SYSTEM LOCALES (language list that we see in settings) from ROM file system image/file tree (assuming that /system can be mounted as folder)? Which files/folders have this information?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI received a Text message sent from an E-Mail and I was wondering if it was possible to find the individual file on the filesystem holding the metadata for the E-Mail.
If so, would I have to root the phone? And where would that file be located?
I'm a techie, so no need to warn me that I could hurt my phone or files - I'm only looking to READ, not WRITE, and I'd be making a copy of that file beforehand anyways and porting it to a PC in order to check it with whatever program is necessary to decrypt (Probably only need a hex editor.)
That allows me to delete files, change file/folder permissions on a remote ftp server.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have found the solution to this problem, the issue was I was also supposed to add the data tag:<data android:mimeType="application/vnd.wap.mms-message" />.Can someone provide some sample code to access the contents of the MMS message received.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have an application which has some of it's activities restricted via my own permission. The permission is published in the manifest of the application A and a second application B should request this permission and then be able to call an activity from app A. Both applications belong to me and are signed with the same certificate (they share the same keystore and alias/password from it). Application A gets granted the permission but app B gets never granted the permission! Logcat tells me about this during the installation and the app crashes with an security exception when trying to start the activity from app A. What the heck am I doing wrong? Could it be something with the application signing? Please help me, I'm totally out of ideas.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm calling Debug.startMethodTracing("fnord") and I'm getting a java.lang.RuntimeException: file open failed message. It looks like I'm supposed to have the android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission set. But how do you set that permission when you're debugging through Eclipse? Aren't permissions normally set at install time (which doesn't happen in a normal way when you're debugging)?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am wanting to know if a developer has the ability to choose not to display the permissions needed for an app they create. For an example if there is a note taking app in the market that says no permissions needed, but in reality, it does have "internet access"capabilities not shown to the user/downloader, Is it possible for App permissions to be hidden and not displayed to the user? Can someone explain to me the process on assigning and displaying permissions on android apps?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a question about a simple application, the only permission that i have set is Internet, because it's a simple application that reads something on the net. Anyway, the app requires to me (when i install it) three permissions, Internet, SD Storage and Phone usage.
Anyone knows why happens this?