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Thrown when a security manager check fails.

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RuntimeException caused due to securityException

I am using this code to create the account. But it throws the security exception. And the account doesn't get created. public static Account getSyncAccount(Context context) { AccountManager accountManager =(AccountManager)…
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SecurityException on AccountManager.addAccountExplicitly() for shared android module

I've been following Android's Creating a Sync Adapter (BasicSyncAdapter) to start out my own sync service logic. The problem: Upon invoking AccountManager.addAccountExplicitly(), a SecurityException is raised, claiming a mismatch between caller and…
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Adding new uses-policies to existing device administrator on Android

I have a device admin app that uses the following device-admin.xml …
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Problems encountered when developing apps with Android 14

I found that after my app reached a fair size (e.g. by adding multiple libraries), running the app threw java.lang.SecurityException: writable dex file '.../code_cache/.overlay/base.apk/classes2.dex' is not allowed. If I then remove most of the…
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Permission Denial: Security Exception while sharing file with FileProvider Android 11 phone

I am getting below exception on the Android 11 device but able to share those files in the email without any issue. Java:Lang:SecurityException: Permission Denial:Reading androidx.core.content.FileProvider.uri…
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java.lang.SecurityException: Binder invocation to an incorrect interface on Android 6

Recently started getting crashes due to java.lang.SecurityException: Binder invocation to an incorrect interface in our app which only happens on 6.0 and 6.0.1 OS. The stack trace is pulled from a crash reporting service and could not be replicated…
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Caused by: java.security.NoSuchProviderException: no such provider: Crypto - Android N

Seems like "Crypto" provider has been removed in Android N. My application crashing because of NoSuchProviderException. If I change the provider and Algorithm then it will affect user who are all using the app currently. Any one have a idea? …
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How to fix apps containing an unsafe implementation of TrustManager

I am trying to make my Android apps comply with Android's new policy of having secure apps per this requirement and instructions. 1) I first added SSL and https to the urls in my app 2) Then I started using the class HttpsURLConnection instead of…
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PickContact requires android.permission.READ_CONTACTS, or grantUriPermission()

Some info first: I first created the app in Cordova: see Cordova permissions requires android.permission.READ_CONTACTS, or grantUriPermission() Now i created the app as a native Android app using Android Studio Builder, it has the same error. I'm…
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getting strange SecurityException: READ_SECRET_CONTACTS on Sharp devices

I'm readingcontacts as per the Android documentation Works ok on all devices, but seems like the app crashes on some or all Sharp Android devices with a SecurityException: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: reading…
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Why do I need the permission READ_CONTACTS to read the call log?

The App is reading the call log. On most devices that is fine, some others get SecurityException for READ_CONTACTS (which I don't have and don't want in my AndroidManifest.xml. Why is that and can I do something about that? Perhaps through a…
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java.lang.SecurityException-Not allowed to start activity Intent { flg=0x4000000 cmp=[MY_ACTIVITY] (has extras) }

I am getting the following exception when starting my activity. java.lang.SecurityException-Not allowed to start activity Intent { flg=0x4000000 cmp=[MY_ACTIVITY] (has…
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NotificationManager.notify() throwing securityException only on android 11 and 12

On my alarm clock app, I have 180 crashes (impacted 42 users) of java.lang.SecurityException caused by NotificationManager.notify(). Since I have around 50K active users I guess it happens only under specific circumstances. This is how I init my…
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google play console - zip path traversal error

I've created a simple unity game and i don't use any kind of file or zip file structure in my game. but google play notice this error: Zip Path Traversal Your app contains an unsafe unzipping pattern that may lead to a Path Traversal vulnerability.…
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Why does SHOW_ALARMS need SET_ALARMS permission on GALAXY S21?

Here is my code:- public void onClick(View v) { try { startActivity(new Intent( "android.intent.action.SHOW_ALARMS")); } catch…
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