Permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml that allows an app to perform certain actions that are disallowed by default
Questions tagged [android-permissions]
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Permission denied (missing INTERNET permission?): But permission is given
I'm trying to call a httpClient and the response is "Permission denied (missing INTERNET permission?)". In the normal browser of Android I can open the URL without problems.
public static String getHttpResponse(URI uri) {
StringBuilder response…
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Got "lacks permission android.permission.BLUETOOTH" on Specific device after android 12 update
So i have an application that connect to bluetooth printer. It is fine and running on all devices except these devices:
Xiaomi redmi note 10 Pro (Updated to android 12 with MIUI 13.0.1)
Oppo Reno 5 4G (model: CPH2159) (Updated to android 12 with…
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Download Manager Android Permissions error: write external Storage
I programmed an Android App that downloads a sample PDF file to the Download directory using DownloadManager. Here's the code:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
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Permission denied : opening provider com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider.MediaContentProvider that is not exported from uid
My app is crashing only in android >= 6.0 (marshmallow) when I try to access a photo URI stored previously in SharedPreferences. Though the image is retrieved for the first time without any error. I am using targetSdkVersion 22 so that I don't need…
Nitesh Verma
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Android System overlay window
I'm trying to create a system overlay. But I keep getting "permission denied". I'm using SDK version 23.
My manifest file:
Tom
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Android JobScheduler - can't create a persistent job
I am trying out the new JoScheduler API that has come with Android Lollipop. I have so far managed to successfully create and have a job run with a delay of 6000 milliseconds with no network requirements without an issue.
However, I have just tried…
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Is there a way to check for manifest permission from code?
How do I check for a specific permission in the manifest.xml from code? I want to throw some exception if some permissions that are necessay for my application are missing.
For example, FINE_LOCATION and COARSE_LOCATION I know that android will…
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How can i get the caller phone number on android PIE without using read call log permission?
I've built a cool app that uses the outgoing/incoming phone number
and send it some data.
The phone number retrieval works fine in all android versions
except android P (version 9).
In that version i needed to add a READ_CALL_LOG permission in…
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Permission Requests causes infinite loop in OnResume
In API >= 23, we are required to ask users for permission at run-time. But for some reason, the permissions are causing onResume to be called infinitely. What causes this?
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
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How to open Draw Overlay permission popup in MIUI?
I want to open this permission popup in MIUI. I have tried this code, but this will not open permission manager popup for a particular app.
public static Intent toPermissionManager(Context context, String packageName) {
Intent intent = new…
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Do I need android.permission.WAKE_LOCK for Google Play Services if I only release in Google Play Store?
I am trying to integrate Google Analytics for Android. As per the documentation here, it asks to add android.permission.WAKE_LOCK (provides the comment note below). I dont understand it clearly. If I am releasing the app ONLY in the Google Play…
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Android: write failed: EPIPE (Broken pipe) Error on write file
I was trying to take screenshot of the Android screen programatically. I had done the following code:
private void getsnap(){
try{
Process sh = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", null, null);
OutputStream os = sh.getOutputStream();
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Few questions about custom permissions in Android
I am learning Android programming and I have kind of understood the concept of custom permission.
Based on my understanding this is how custom permissions works:
'Base app'can protect some of its components (e.g., activity and services) by declaring…
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Read and Write external storage permission isn't working
In my app i want to get user permission to read and write data on external storage, i have put permission tag in my manifest as below.
But when installing app or running and where it requires to read or write to storage no permission is taken from…
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Android revoke permission at start of each test
I'm using Espresso and UIAutomator to write my test cases. I'm testing external storage permissions when it's denied and when it's allowed.
I have different test cases which all require the permission to be revoked at the start of the test…
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