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Commit 6bf3a95a authored by Joe Fernandez's avatar Joe Fernandez Committed by android-build-merger
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docs: Clarification for location permissions and location hardware am: 1294dde1 

am: f45304fb

Change-Id: Ia289d3e75990508fa97f7aed844fac466e5ac225
parents fb0b9d60 f45304fb

docs/html/guide/topics/location/strategies.jd

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@@ -160,22 +160,25 @@ android.location.LocationManager#GPS_PROVIDER}.</p> 
  android.location.LocationManager#NETWORK_PROVIDER} and {@link

  android.location.LocationManager#GPS_PROVIDER}, then you need to request only

  the {@code ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} permission, because it includes permission

  for both providers. (Permission for {@code ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} includes

  permission only for {@link

  android.location.LocationManager#NETWORK_PROVIDER}.)

  for both providers. Permission for {@code ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} allows

  access only to {@link android.location.LocationManager#NETWORK_PROVIDER}.

</p>



<p class="note">

  <strong>Note:</strong> If your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or

  higher, you must also declare that your app uses the

<p id="location-feature-caution" class="caution">

  <strong>Caution:</strong> If your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or

  higher, you <em>must</em> declare that your app uses the

  <code>android.hardware.location.network</code> or

  <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code> hardware feature in the manifest

  file, depending on whether your app receives location updates from {@link

  android.location.LocationManager#NETWORK_PROVIDER} or from {@link

  android.location.LocationManager#GPS_PROVIDER}. If your app receives location

  information from both of these providers, you need to declare that the app

  uses both <code>android.hardware.location.network</code> and

  <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code>.

  information from either of these location provider sources, you need to

  declare that the app uses these hardware features in your app manifest.

  On devices running verions prior to Android 5.0 (API 21), requesting the

  {@code ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} or {@code ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} permission

  includes an implied request for location hardware features. However,

  requesting those permissions <em>does not</em> automatically request location

  hardware features on Android 5.0 (API level 21) and higher.

</p>



<p>

docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/uses-feature-element.jd

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<pre>&lt;uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" /&gt;</pre>



<p class="note">

  <strong>Note:</strong> If your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or

<p class="caution">

  <strong>Caution:</strong> If your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or

  higher and uses the <code>ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION</code> or

  <code>ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION</code> permission in order to receive location

  updates from the network or a GPS, respectively, you must also explicitly

  declare that your app uses the <code>android.hardware.location.network</code>

  or <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code> hardware feature, respectively.

  or <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code> hardware features.

</p>



<p class="table-caption" id="permissions-features">
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      <code>android.hardware.location</code>

    </p>

    <p>

      <code>android.hardware.location.network</code> (Target API level 20 or

      lower only.)

      <code>android.hardware.location.network</code>

      (Only when target API level is 20 orlower.)

    </p>

  </td>

<!--  <td></td> -->
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      <code>android.hardware.location</code>

    </p>

    <p>

      <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code> (Target API level 20 or lower

      only.)

      <code>android.hardware.location.gps</code>

      (Only when target API level is 20 orlower.)

    </p>

  </td>

docs/html/guide/topics/media/camera.jd

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  </li>

  <li>

    <p><strong>Location Permission</strong> - If your application tags images

    with GPS location information, you must request the "fine location"

    with GPS location information, you must request the {@code ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

    permission. Note that, if your app targets Android 5.0 (API level 21) or

    higher, you also need to declare that your app uses the device's GPS:</p>

<pre>