No, there isn't. Very little in Android needs root privilege -- certainly no Dalvik code ever runs as root (and our definition of an "Android app" can only be things with Dalvik code, since the framework is written in Dalvik).
There may be one or too very suid binaries, but that is all. Android's security approach is described here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/security.html <http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/security.html> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 6:40 PM, doug <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Is there a setuid equivalent for Android app? How do android system > programs access privileged files that, say, require root permission? > I am not asking about cooked ROMs but rather how the official android > system programs access functions and files that require root > privilege. > > Thanks, > doug > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Security Discussions" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-security-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en. > > -- 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, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en.
