Android Permission Constants
For reference purposes, this appendix provides a complete list of Android permission constants. Permissions and their use are discussed throughout the book, particularly in Chapter 3.
| Permission Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES | Allows read/write access to the properties table in the checkin database, enabling the ability to change values that get uploaded |
| ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION | Allows an application to access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location |
| ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION | Allows an application to access fine (e.g., GPS) location |
| ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS | Allows an application to access extra location provider commands |
| ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION | Allows an application to create mock location providers for testing |
| ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE | Allows applications to access information about networks |
| ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER | Allows an application to use SurfaceFlinger’s low-level features |
| ACCESS_WIFI_STATE | Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks |
| ACCOUNT_MANAGER | Allows applications to call into AccountAuthenticators |
| AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS | Allows an application to act as an AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager |
| BATTERY_STATS | Allows an application to collect battery statistics |
| BIND_APPWIDGET | Allows an application to tell the AppWidget service which application can access AppWidget’s data |
| BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN | Must be required by device administration receiver, to ensure that only the system can interact with it |
| BIND_INPUT_METHOD | Must be required by an InputMethodService to ensure that only the system can bind to it |
| BIND_REMOTEVIEWS | Must be required by a RemoteViewsService to ensure that only the system can bind to it |
| BIND_WALLPAPER | Must be required by a WallpaperService to ensure that only the system can bind to it |
| BLUETOOTH | Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices |
| BLUETOOTH_ADMIN | Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices |
| BRICK | Required to be able to disable the device (very dangerous!) |
| BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED | Allows an application to broadcast a notification that an application package has been removed |
| BROADCAST_SMS | Allows an application to broadcast an SMS receipt notification |
| BROADCAST_STICKY | Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents |
| BROADCAST_WAP_PUSH | Allows an application to broadcast a WAP PUSH–receipt notification |
| CALL_PHONE | Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed |
| CALL_PRIVILEGED | Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed |
| CAMERA | Required to be able to access the camera device |
| CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE | Allows an application to change whether an application component (other than its own) is enabled or not |
| CHANGE_CONFIGURATION | Allows an application to modify the current configuration, such as locale |
| CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE | Allows applications to change network connectivity state |
| CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE | Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode |
| CHANGE_WIFI_STATE | Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state |
| CLEAR_APP_CACHE | Allows an application to clear the caches of all installed applications on the device |
| CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA | Allows an application to clear user data |
| CONTROL_LOCATION_UPDATES | Allows enabling/disabling location update notifications from the radio |
| DELETE_CACHE_FILES | Allows an application to delete cache files |
| DELETE_PACKAGES | Allows an application to delete packages |
| DEVICE_POWER | Allows low-level access to power management |
| DIAGNOSTIC | Allows applications to RW to diagnostic resources |
| DISABLE_KEYGUARD | Allows applications to disable the keyguard |
| DUMP | Allows an application to retrieve state dump information from system services |
| EXPAND_STATUS_BAR | Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar |
| FACTORY_TEST | Run as a manufacturer test application, running as the root user |
| FLASHLIGHT | Allows access to the flashlight |
| FORCE_BACK | Allows an application to force a BACK operation on whatever is the top activity |
| GET_ACCOUNTS | Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service |
| GET_PACKAGE_SIZE | Allows an application to find out the space used by any package |
| GET_TASKS | Allows an application to get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, and so on |
| GLOBAL_SEARCH | Can be used on content providers to allow the global search system to access their data |
| HARDWARE_TEST | Allows access to hardware peripherals |
| INJECT_EVENTS | Allows an application to inject user events (e.g., keys, touch, and trackball) into the event stream and deliver them to ANY window |
| INSTALL_LOCATION_PROVIDER | Allows an application to install a location provider into the Location Manager |
| INSTALL_PACKAGES | Allows an application to install packages |
| INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW | Allows an application to open windows that are for use by parts of the system user interface |
| INTERNET | Allows applications to open network sockets |
| KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES | Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String) |
| MANAGE_ACCOUNTS | Allows an application to manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager |
| MANAGE_APP_TOKENS | Allows an application to manage (e.g., create, destroy, and Z-order) application tokens in the window manager |
| MASTER_CLEAR | |
| MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS | Allows an application to modify global audio settings |
| MODIFY_PHONE_STATE | Allows modification of the telephony state—power on, mmi, and so on |
| MOUNT_FORMAT_FILESYSTEMS | Allows formatting file systems for removable storage |
| MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS | Allows mounting and unmounting file systems for removable storage |
| NFC | Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC |
| PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY | This constant is deprecated. This functionality will be removed in the future; please do not use it. Allows an application to make its activities persistent. |
| PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS | Allows an application to monitor, modify, or abort outgoing calls |
| READ_CALENDAR | Allows an application to read the user’s calendar data |
| READ_CONTACTS | Allows an application to read the user’s contacts data |
| READ_FRAME_BUFFER | Allows an application to take screen shots and more generally get access to the frame buffer data |
| READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS | Allows an application to read (but not write) the user’s browsing history and bookmarks |
| READ_INPUT_STATE | Allows an application to retrieve the current state of keys and switches |
| READ_LOGS | Allows an application to read the low-level system log files |
| READ_PHONE_STATE | Allows read only access to phone state |
| READ_SMS | Allows an application to read SMS messages |
| READ_SYNC_SETTINGS | Allows applications to read the sync settings |
| READ_SYNC_STATS | Allows applications to read the sync stats |
| REBOOT | Required to be able to reboot the device |
| RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED | Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting |
| RECEIVE_MMS | Allows an application to monitor incoming MMS messages and to record or perform processing on them |
| RECEIVE_SMS | Allows an application to monitor incoming SMS messages and to record or perform processing on them |
| RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH | Allows an application to monitor incoming WAP push messages |
| RECORD_AUDIO | Allows an application to record audio |
| REORDER_TASKS | Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks |
| RESTART_PACKAGES | This constant is deprecated. The restartPackage(String) API is no longer supported |
| SEND_SMS | Allows an application to send SMS messages |
| SET_ACTIVITY_WATCHER | Allows an application to watch and control how activities are started globally in the system |
| SET_ALARM | Allows an application to broadcast an Intent to set an alarm for the user |
| SET_ALWAYS_FINISH | Allows an application to control whether activities are immediately finished when put in the background |
| SET_ANIMATION_SCALE | Modifies the global animation scaling factor |
| SET_DEBUG_APP | Configures an application for debugging |
| SET_ORIENTATION | Allows low-level access to setting the orientation (actually, rotation) of the screen |
| SET_POINTER_SPEED | Allows low-level access to setting the pointer speed |
| SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS | This constant is deprecated and no longer useful; see addPackageToPreferred(String) for details |
| SET_PROCESS_LIMIT | Allows an application to set the maximum number of (not needed) application processes that can be running |
| SET_TIME | Allows applications to set the system time |
| SET_TIME_ZONE | Allows applications to set the system time zone |
| SET_WALLPAPER | Allows applications to set the wallpaper |
| SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS | Allows applications to set the wallpaper hints |
| SIGNAL_PERSISTENT_PROCESSES | Allow an application to request that a signal be sent to all persistent processes |
| STATUS_BAR | Allows an application to open, close, or disable the status bar and its icons |
| SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ | Allows an application to allow access the subscribed feeds ContentProvider |
| SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_WRITE | |
| SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW | Allows an application to open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT—shown on top of all other applications |
| UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS | Allows an application to update device statistics |
| USE_CREDENTIALS | Allows an application to request authtokens from the AccountManager |
| USE_SIP | Allows an application to use SIP service |
| VIBRATE | Allows access to the vibrator |
| WAKE_LOCK | Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming |
| WRITE_APN_SETTINGS | Allows applications to write the apn settings |
| WRITE_CALENDAR | Allows an application to write (but not read) the user’s calendar data |
| WRITE_CONTACTS | Allows an application to write (but not read) the user’s contacts data |
| WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | Allows an application to write to external storage |
| WRITE_GSERVICES | Allows an application to modify the Google service map |
| WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS | Allows an application to write (but not read) the user’s browsing history and bookmarks |
| WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS | Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings |
| WRITE_SETTINGS | Allows an application to read or write the system settings |
| WRITE_SMS | Allows an application to write SMS messages |
| Class Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AlarmClock | The AlarmClock provider contains an Intent action and extras that can be used to start an Activity to set a new alarm in an alarm clock application |
| Browser | |
| Browser.BookmarkColumns | Column definitions for the mixed bookmark and history items available at BOOKMARKS_URI |
| Browser.SearchColumns | Column definitions for the search history table, available at SEARCHES_URI |
| CallLog | The CallLog provider contains information about placed and received calls |
| CallLog.Calls | Contains the recent calls |
| ContactsContract | The contract between the contacts provider and applications |
| ContactsContract.AggregationExceptions | Constants for the contact aggregation exceptions table, which contains aggregation rules overriding those used by automatic aggregation |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds | Container for definitions of common data types stored in the ContactsContract.Data table |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Email | A data kind representing an email address |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event | A data kind representing an event |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership | Group Membership |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Im | A data kind representing an IM address |
| You can use all columns defined for ContactsContract.Data, as well as the following aliases | |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Nickname | A data kind representing the contact’s nickname |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Note | Notes about the contact |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Organization | A data kind representing an organization |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone | A data kind representing a telephone number |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Photo | A data kind representing a photo for the contact |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation | A data kind representing a relation |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.SipAddress | A data kind representing a SIP address for the contact |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName | A data kind representing the contact’s proper name |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal | A data kind representing a postal addresses |
| ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Website | A data kind representing a website related to the contact |
| ContactsContract.Contacts | Constants for the contacts table, which contains a record per aggregate of raw contacts representing the same person |
| ContactsContract.Contacts.AggregationSuggestions | A read-only subdirectory of a single contact aggregate that contains all aggregation suggestions (e.g., other contacts) |
| ContactsContract.Contacts.Data | A subdirectory of a single contact that contains all of the constituent raw contactContactsContract.Data rows |
| ContactsContract.Contacts.Entity | A subdirectory of a contact that contains all of its ContactsContract.RawContacts, as well as ContactsContract.Data rows |
| ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo | A read-only subdirectory of a single contact that contains the contact’s primary photo |
| ContactsContract.Data | Constants for the data table, which contains data points tied to a raw contact |
| ContactsContract.Directory | A Directory represents a contacts corpus |
| ContactsContract.Groups | Constants for the groups table |
| ContactsContract.Intents | Contains helper classes used to create or manage Intents that involve contacts |
| ContactsContract.Intents.Insert | Convenience class that contains string constants used to create contact Intents |
| ContactsContract.PhoneLookup | A table that represents the result of looking up a phone number (e.g., for caller ID) |
| ContactsContract.QuickContact | Helper methods to display QuickContact dialogs that allow users to pivot on a specific Contacts entry |
| ContactsContract.RawContacts | Constants for the raw contacts table, which contains one row of contact information for each person in each synced account |
| ContactsContract.RawContacts.Data | A subdirectory of a single raw contact that contains all of its ContactsContract.Data rows |
| ContactsContract.RawContacts.Entity | A subdirectory of a single raw contact that contains all of its ContactsContract.Data rows |
| ContactsContract.RawContactsEntity | Constants for the raw contacts entities table, which can be thought of as an outer join of the raw_contacts table with the data table |
| ContactsContract.Settings | Contacts-specific settings for various Accounts |
| ContactsContract.StatusUpdates | A status update is linked to a ContactsContract.Data row and captures the user’s latest status update via the corresponding source |
| ContactsContract.SyncState | A table provided for sync adapters to use for storing private sync state data |
| LiveFolders | A LiveFolder is a special folder whose content is provided by a ContentProvider |
| MediaStore | The Media provider contains metadata for all available media on both internal and external storage devices |
| MediaStore.Audio | Container for all audio content |
| MediaStore.Audio.Albums | Contains artists for audio files |
| MediaStore.Audio.Artists | Contains artists for audio files |
| MediaStore.Audio.Artists.Albums | A subdirectory of each artist containing all albums on which a song by the artist appears |
| MediaStore.Audio.Genres | Contains all genres for audio files |
| MediaStore.Audio.Genres.Members | A subdirectory of each genre containing all members |
| MediaStore.Audio.Media | |
| MediaStore.Audio.Playlists | Contains playlists for audio files |
| MediaStore.Audio.Playlists.Members | A subdirectory of each playlist containing all members |
| MediaStore.Files | Media provider table containing an index of all files in the media storage, including non-media files |
| MediaStore.Images | Contains metadata for all available images |
| MediaStore.Images.Media | |
| MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails | This class allows developers to query and get two kinds of thumbnails: MINI_KIND: 512 × 384 thumbnail and MICRO_KIND: 96 × 96 thumbnail |
| MediaStore.Video | |
| MediaStore.Video.Media | |
| MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails | This class allows developers to query and get two kinds of thumbnails: MINI_KIND: 512 × 384 thumbnail and MICRO_KIND: 96 × 96 thumbnail |
| SearchRecentSuggestions | This is a utility class providing access to SearchRecentSuggestionsProvider |
| Settings | The Settings provider contains global system-level device preferences |
| Settings.NameValueTable | Common base for tables of name/value settings |
| Settings.Secure | Secure system settings, which contain system preferences that applications can read, but are not allowed to write |
| Settings.System | System settings, which contain miscellaneous system preferences |
| SyncStateContract | The ContentProvider contract for associating data with any data array account |
| SyncStateContract.Constants | |
| SyncStateContract.Helpers | |
| UserDictionary | A provider of user-defined words for input methods to use for predictive text input |
| UserDictionary.Words | Contains the user-defined words |
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