Thrown when a security manager check fails.
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How to fix apps with bad WebRTC versions
I am an Android developer.
I released an app for internal public testing and the following error was listed in the pre-release report summary.
"How to fix apps with bad WebRTC versions."
However, I am using WebView and not WebRTC. How do I fix…

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Zip Path Traversal com.android.vending.expansion.downloader.R$string.decompress
I am using this code to download expansion file. and I am getting alert "Zip Path Traversal" "com.android.vending.expansion.downloader.R$string.decompress"
Noting that I am not decompressing the downloaded file and in the code there is nothing…

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Android 13 crash: Getting securityException (calling identity is not authorized) crash on android 13
facebookincubator/Battery-Metrics repo's getSnapshot method in class SystemMetricsCollector is crashing because of java.lang.SecurityException: Calling identity is not authorized on android 13. It was working on android 12 and on versions before.…

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Android InvalidProtocolBufferException error
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.example.me.MyApplication: com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException: CodedInputStream encountered an embedded string or message which claimed to have negative…

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How to view pictures stored in gallery via URI
I have am creating an app that will allow a user to pick a photo from the gallery. Once they click on the photo I am saving the uri to my room db. When I try to go back and view the photo in my app I get this error
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable…

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How to import and export AES secret key to Android KeyStore?
I gave ECDH KeyAgreement for generating AES Secret Key based on EC public and private keys:
keyAgreement.init(privateKey)
keyAgreement.doPhase(publicKey, true)
val secretKey = keyAgreement.generateSecret(KeyProperties.KEY_ALGORITHM_AES)
And I want…

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Android Security | Malicious Behaviour or User Data policy | androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.startActivityForResult
Recently, My app update got rejected due to Security Vulnerability INTENT REDIRECTION. And as per Google Play console - Security Alerts. Following is the error.
Your app contains an Intent Redirection vulnerability. Please see this bellow…

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getDeviceId: The user 10214 does not meet the requirements to access device identifiers
I am trying to modify this app. But for the first time I have to solve the permission problem which is not happening to me. I have pasted the code and the logcat. Please tell me a solution.
getDeviceId: The user 10214 does not meet the requirements…

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How to check an activity of external App has "exported=false" without actually starting the activity
Some custom OS by manufacturers has implemented customized features or hidden features in settings.(example: ColorOS, MIUI, FlymeOS, EMUI) I've tried to open some activities of those system APP. I used…

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DownloadManager throws SecurityException on Android Q
Download Manager gets the error below on Android 10 devices. The target version is 29.
I added android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" tag to the Manifest, but it didn't work.
java.lang.SecurityException: Unsupported path…

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Unsafe implementation of the HostnameVerifier interface when there is no implementation in code
I uploaded a new build to play store and my build got rejected. Reasons for rejecting is HostnameVerifier Vulnerability. I check all my code and couldn't find any use of HostnameVerifier or setDefaultHostnameVerifier or setHostnameVerifier.
I am…

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Android app using an unsafe implementation of the HostnameVerifier interface(Kotlin)
The app is developed in Kotlin and I have used okHttpClient to make API calls
I am trying to host it on play store but they give me a vulnerability issue:
HostnameVerifier
Your app(s) are using an unsafe implementation of the HostnameVerifier…

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DevicePolicyManager throws SecurityException
I am creating an application using Samsung Knox and Device Administration.
I am trying to disable the keyguard but I keep getting a SecurityException with the message:
Admin…

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I get: java.lang.SecurityException: "gps" location provider requires ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission
I'm working with the map to my app and so I have here a weird error message that it says java.lang.SecurityException: "GPS" location provider requires ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission. every time I launch the app and crashes due to this error, though…

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How to fix java.lang.SecurityException warning?
I have this exception in my app, under warnings in the Logcat.
The app is a system app.
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
W/System.err: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
W/System.err: at…

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