How to check specific features through code?

Question

Here is the <uses-feature> and <uses-permission> specified in manifest file for my Android application

<uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
        android:required="false" />
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.location"
        android:required="false" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

I know that are used for specifying required hardware/software features for the application.Also this tag filters our application in Google Play.My application did not show for some devices including tablets too. I have some doubts.

Does anything happen if we specify <uses-permission> without using <uses-feature>?For eg: Use the permissions CALL_PHONE,MODIFY_PHONE_STATE etc... without specifying hardware feature android.hardware.telephony
My application fired the following receivers when click o two buttons. How can i check for these features from code?

android:name="android.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALL" action android:name="android.intent.action.PHONE_STATE"

Thanks in Advance

check this http://stackoverflow.com/a/12644377/983741 – Sunil Mishra Aug 28 '13 at 10:20 — Sunil Mishra, Aug 28 '13 at 10:20

sergej shafarenka · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-28T10:34:55.690

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(1) You need to define the both <uses-permission /> and <uses-feature /> and then set android:required="false" for that feature. For instance

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi" android:required="false" />

In this case you get permissions but the feature is not required and you can check whether it is available in your code. For that

(2) you should use PackageManager.hasSystemFeature() method. For instance

    PackageManager mgr = context.getPackageManager();
    boolean hasTelephony = mgr.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEPHONY);

edited Aug 28 '13 at 10:34

answered Aug 28 '13 at 10:29

sergej shafarenka

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What happens when i set required="false" for these features and did not check it from code? Does this code crash if the feature not found? – Asha Soman Aug 28 '13 at 10:46
It depends. It will crash if corresponding manger or implementation will be missing on the device. If you just have a BroadcastReceiver, then it won't be notified, but it won't crash either. – sergej shafarenka Aug 28 '13 at 10:59

How to check specific features through code?

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