Thanks Mark, makes sense enough. But any idea why permission to read such IDs is bundled with reading phone state?
On Feb 27, 9:12 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > newbyca wrote: > > for apps that set the android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE > > permission ... what is meant by "identity" in the permission > > description "read phone state and identity"? > > > users ask about this and we don't know what to tell them... > > Here is one example: IMEI and IMSI values for GSM phones can only be > accessed by apps that hold READ_PHONE_STATE. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Online Training: 26-30 April 2010:http://onlc.com -- 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
