Sorry maybe someone else can help you but I can't; I work on the Android
platform, I am not that familiar with what is going on with the Google apps.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Mariano Kamp <[email protected]>wrote:

> On a related note, is there any API today or planned for tomorrow for
> accessing the user's Google credentials in a safe way to pass them onto a
> Google service?
> The actual context is that I have users complaining that they don't want to
> give my app their google userid/pw to access Google Reader via my app. I
> hear "Gmail doesn't ask me for that" ... Of course, I am aware, that my app
> will not be on equal footing with Gmail, but I am still wondering if there
> is any way around getting to know the user's credentials today? Or in
> Cupcake?
>
> 2009/3/20 Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>
>
>> This will be fixed in cupcake, where we have a secure settings area that
>> nobody outside of the system can touch.
>>
>> Also keep in mind that GoogleLoginServiceBlockingHelper is not public
>> API.  In fact it is not an Android API at all, it is part of the Google
>> application suite which will not be on all Android phones.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM, strazzere <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The android_id *should* not change, but can currently be modified.
>>>
>>> It's stored in the database located at;
>>> /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
>>>
>>> Run the query; select * from system;
>>> You'll see plenty of information which can then be changed;
>>> update system set value='dead00beef' where name='android_id';
>>>
>>> However, this only changes the android_id when you do a call to
>>> Settings.System.ANDROID_ID - not how google does it through the
>>> GoogleLoginServiceBlockingHelper.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Tim
>>>
>>> On Feb 28, 8:30 am, dar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > I have a related question - is android_id implemented on the device
>>> > and thus will not change no matter which gmail account is used on that
>>> > device?
>>> >
>>> > I am hoping that if a user downloads my app and runs it on one device
>>> > that they will get one android_id, and if they also use the same gmail
>>> > account on a different device that this will result in a different
>>> > android_id.  Is this true?
>>> >
>>> > On Feb 26, 4:47 pm, Dan Bornstein <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM, strazzere <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > Here is a small snippet; [...]
>>> >
>>> > > I'm sorry to harp on this, but please provide a complete,
>>> *compilable*
>>> > > and *runnable* example, along with what you actually observed when
>>> > > running it (e.g., log output)
>>> >
>>> > > I don't doubt that you are seeing a problem, but I've been burned way
>>> > > too many times by program fragments not actually triggering the
>>> > > alleged problem to be willing to spend any time (nor expect anyone
>>> > > else to spend the time) to flesh out an incomplete fragment. What
>>> > > you've provided thus far, I am afraid, isn't sufficient to
>>> demonstrate
>>> > > the problem.
>>> >
>>> > > Thanks in advance for your continued efforts,
>>> >
>>> > > -dan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dianne Hackborn
>> Android framework engineer
>> [email protected]
>>
>> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
>> provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
>> forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> >
>


-- 
Dianne Hackborn
Android framework engineer
[email protected]

Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on public
forums, where I and others can see and answer them.

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