(Android 23 and higher) Dangerous permissions can give the app access to the user's confidential data. If your app lists a normal permission in its manifest, the system grants the permission automatically. If you list a dangerous permission, the user has to explicitly give approval to your app.
Questions tagged [dangerous-permissions]
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Android runtime permissions process: Can I send extras with ActivityCompat.requestPermissions?
Are there any methods to send bundle/extras (like what we do with intents) during a request for granting dangerous permissions of android?
In normal process for granting dangerous permissions for android, we should call…
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READ_PHONE_NUMBERS not working below android O
I am requesting this permission READ_PHONE_NUMBERS . On and above 26 is working fine but below 26 the permission dialog to show allow and deny is not popping up. Coded as below .
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(mActivity, new…
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Can we get dangerous permissions without asking for it in Android?
My understanding is this that we cannot use dangerous features of Android without asking the permissions for it. But I came across this application which is a camera application. I have installed it on 3 devices all above android Marshmallow but it…
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android app not asking for permissions after getting installed
I created an app and its supposed to ask for permissions at run time . But its not asking for any permissions. I am able to grant permissions manually from settings but its not requesting permissions on its own. Also when click on button,its…
user8549777
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Cant see dialog-box for dangerous permission on the fly
I tried to test my GPS permission on my app .
I have built permission manager and added GPS permission in the manifest because GPS is a dangerous permission.
However, when I run my app I cannot see any dialog box for this permission,
because of that…
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How to migrate to API level > 22 in my Android app code?
I am trying to migrate legacy code of my customer's Android app source code. Since i am going for API level > 22 (26 to be exact), what are my options or ways to know all the places in the large codebase, where i need to put in code explicitly for…
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Android / Turning on dangerous permissions automatically without user's consultation
requestPermissions(permissionsToRequest.toArray(new String[permissionsToRequest.size()]), 101);
In Android, after Marshmallow version, is there any way to turn on dangerous permissions like accessing device's fine location, camera or microphone…
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