Hi everyone, after doing a bit of research I've gotten very curious: Where are the permissions stored which were granted to apps installed in /system/app?
I checked out my phone's packages.xml file (located in /data/system/ packages.xml). "User apps" stored in /data/app/ have <perms>, but none of the APK files stored in /system/app has a <perms> block. How come? Where are their permissions stored? Or are permissions just granted to apps with APK files in /system/app/ on demand? Regards, Jason PS: For those w/o prior knowledge: Android has two directories for storing app APK files: 1) /data/app/ and /system/app/. The latter is on a read-only partition and stores system apps such as the Phone app. /data/app/ is where apps from Google Play Store are saved. On installation from the Play Store through the Market app, permissions are inserted in /data/system/packages.xml. However, for apps in / system/app/, this does not seem to be the case. Thus, I am wondering if they are granted any permissions at will. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
