Modify system settings: incorrect UI state
The privilege for an app to write to the system settings is protected by an app-op signature permission. App-op permissions are special: if the app-op is deny/allow we deny/allow write access; if the app-op is default holding the permission determies write access. The settings code assumes that CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE is an app op permission (system|appop) while it is a normal permission which any app gets by declaring it used in the manifest. The side effect is that the state of the toggle in the UI for write system settings will initially be in the wrong state if the app uses both WRITE_SETTINGS and CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE. However, the code in the public API an app uses to check write settings access would return the opposite since it checks the WRITE_SETTINGS permission and its app op. Hence, if an app requires write settings to start the user will see in the settings UI it has access but the app will not have access, so the app would prompt the user to allow write settings. The non-obvious fix is for the user to toggle the setting off and on to get the app op in the right state and be able to launch the app. bug:25843134 Change-Id: I3d726a66c7f9857bc7dbd5946fdbb8f340c6eb4d
Loading
Please register or sign in to comment