What is “MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_CONTACTS” in this example? It is an int, to tie a particular requestPermissions() call to the corresponding onRequestPermissionsResult() callback. Under the covers, requestPermissions() uses startActivityForResult(); this int serves the same role as it does in startActivityForResult(). does that mean I should make a Constants.java and declare a public static int? I would just … Read more
zmarties is right but you can still get the mac address via reflection or Settings.Secure: String macAddress = android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), “bluetooth_address”);
That is because Android M will feature Automatic Backups (old link). Extract: The automatic backup feature preserves the data your app creates on a user device by uploading it to the user’s Google Drive account and encrypting it. There is no charge to you or the user for data storage and the saved data does … Read more
I know I am posting very late, but detailed example may be helpful for someone. What I have noticed is, if we check the shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale() flag in to onRequestPermissionsResult() callback method, it shows only two states. State 1:-Return true:– Any time user clicks Deny permissions (including the very first time. State 2:-Returns false :- if … Read more
In this post‘s comments on Sep 17 Dianne Hackborn writes: Apps that have been running foreground services (with the associated notification) are not restricted by doze. So yes, your findings seem to be the intended behavior.
The app compiles fine but Default Apps in settings doesn’t show my app. To have your app listed as a Phone app, you must have an activity with at least those intent filters (to handle both cases mentioned in documentation of ACTION_DIAL, also mentioned in DefaultDialerManager hidden class): <intent-filter> <action android:name=”android.intent.action.DIAL” /> <data android:scheme=”tel” /> … Read more
Below I have written a code for granting a runtime permissions for Camera, There is an Array of String in which you can give multiple requests granting as which is needed at runtime. public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 200; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); if … Read more
This page discusses the removal of the Apache HTTP classes, and it suggests a workaround as well: To continue using the Apache HTTP APIs, you must first declare the following compile-time dependency in your build.gradle file: android { useLibrary ‘org.apache.http.legacy’ } In my case Android Studio still complained that it couldn’t find these classes, but … Read more
In the circumstance that I ran across, I was causing the problem myself. It was the result of using a Toast to display information to the user at the same time that I was asking for permission. Both of these actions together cause this type of error. The other answers might resolve someone else’s issue. … Read more
You can ask multiple permissions (from different groups) in a single request. For that, you need to add all the permissions to the string array that you supply as the first parameter to the requestPermissions API like this: requestPermissions(new String[]{ Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, ASK_MULTIPLE_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE); On doing this, you will see the permission popup as a stack … Read more