On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Peck, Michael A <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious what kinds of per-app compatibility issues have occurred? > > Android recently deprecated Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE and > MODE_WORLD_WRITABLE, which could help in making an argument that they really > don't want apps to be able to access the internal storage directories of > other apps? > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html#MODE_WORLD_READABLE Still do it from native code, and it's only deprecated, did they remove it from API level 17 and above too? > > I did run into an app that shares world readable (and encrypted) files in its > internal storage directory with other apps -- that would be one example of a > compatibility issue. (I'd argue that they should use a Content Provider > instead.) I agree with your argument, however app compatibility is a big issue in ensuring that Android doesn't become fragmented between versions and OEMS. Although one can argue it's already fragmented as well. > > Thanks, > Mike > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-seandroid- >>[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Smalley >>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:51 AM >>To: William Roberts >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: multi user support >> >>On 01/08/2013 09:23 AM, Stephen Smalley wrote: >>> On 01/07/2013 09:53 PM, William Roberts wrote: >>>> Just wondering what the status of multi user support for tablets with >>>> SEAndroid is, is Manta there yet? >>> >>> We do have support for correct labeling of secondary user app data >>> directories in our branches and uploaded to AOSP as: >>> https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/44530/ >>> >>> Not sure if that is what you are asking though. >> >>One thing that we haven't explored yet is leveraging the new >>levelFrom=user support in seapp_contexts. That will require changes not >>only to seapp_contexts but also to the rest of the policy to reflect the >>change in how we are applying the MLS model, from a per-app basis to a >>per-user basis. It should be significantly simpler and more compatible >>than doing it on a per-app basis. >> >> >> >>-- >>This message was distributed to subscribers of the seandroid-list mailing >>list. >>If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to [email protected] >>with >>the words "unsubscribe seandroid-list" without quotes as the message.
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