Did you ever resolve this? I'm having the same problem as you but with a
different permission. It works fine on an 4.0.3 emulator but not a 2.1
emulator.
Thanks.
On Tuesday, 3 April 2012 03:33:22 UTC-7, Vishal Trivedi wrote:
>
> I have this very unpeculiar exception.The thing is have i have this app
> that has a button to start
>
> InputMethodService
>
> that starts like this
>
> public class MyGroovyIme extends InputMethodService {
>
> and this is how it looks in manifest.
>
> <service
> android:name=".MyGroovyIme"
> android:enabled="true"
> android:exported="true"
> android:permission="android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD" >
> <intent-filter>
> <action android:name="android.view.InputMethod" />
> <!-- <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
> -->
> </intent-filter>
>
> <meta-data
> android:name="android.view.im"
> android:resource="@xml/method" />
> </service>
>
> and this is how I start service
>
> void startServer() {
> Log.v(TAG, "Starting service...");
> Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, MyGroovyIme.class);
> startService(serviceIntent);
> Log.v(TAG, "Starting service...success!!!");
> // this.finish();
> Log.v(TAG, "finish called...");
> }
>
> the whole setup works like a charm when i do it on Tablet(Moto XOOM ,its
> 3.2) but when I do it on Devices that run on 2.2 and 2.1(i havent tried it
> on 2.3 and cant use emulator either) this is what i get
>
> java.lang.SecurityException: Not allowed to start service Intent {
> cmp=com.spp.ime.demo/.MyGroovyIme } without permission
> android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD
> at android.app.ContextImpl.startService(ContextImpl.java:840)
> at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:336)
> at
> com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.startServer(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:137)
> at
> com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.onStartClick(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:104)
> at
> com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.onClick(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:67)
> at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2408)
> at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:8816)
> at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
> at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
> at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
> at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4633)
> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
> at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:858)
> at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
> at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
>
> I do understand the security concerns but shouldnt it be same for all
> devices or am i missing something specific to versions <3.2
>
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Vishal Trivedi
>
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