Merge "docs: Added protection level to permissions" into qt-dev am: b920689346

am: d60190de6c

Change-Id: I1729cbd361c818716b51af771a293b85baa9c289

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index a3fccd96f224..e238e1d0c03f 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
       meaning that the whitelist state can be specified only at install time and
       cannot change until the app is installed. For more details see
       {@link android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.SessionParams#setWhitelistedRestrictedPermissions(Set)}.
-     -->
+     <p>Protection level: dangerous -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.UNDEFINED"
         android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardRead"
@@ -880,8 +880,9 @@
          read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by
          {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and
          {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}.
-         <p>Is this permission is not whitelisted for an app that targets an API level before
+         <p>If this permission is not whitelisted for an app that targets an API level before
          {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#Q} this permission cannot be granted to apps.</p>
+         <p>Protection level: dangerous</p>
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.UNDEFINED"
@@ -891,7 +892,8 @@
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to access any geographic locations persisted in the
-         user's shared collection. -->
+         user's shared collection.
+         <p>Protection level: dangerous -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.UNDEFINED"
         android:label="@string/permlab_mediaLocation"
@@ -1711,7 +1713,7 @@
 
     <!-- Allows applications to pair bluetooth devices without user interaction, and to
          allow or disallow phonebook access or message access.
-         This is not available to third party applications. -->
+         <p>Not for use by third-party applications. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
@@ -2561,7 +2563,8 @@
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to modify the current configuration, such
-         as locale. -->
+         as locale.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged|development -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development" />
 
@@ -2860,7 +2863,8 @@
     <!-- ==================================== -->
     <eat-comment />
 
-    <!-- Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. -->
+    <!-- Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
@@ -3439,7 +3443,8 @@
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- Old permission for deleting an app's cache files, no longer used,
-         but signals for us to quietly ignore calls instead of throwing an exception. -->
+         but signals for us to quietly ignore calls instead of throwing an exception.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_CACHE_FILES"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
@@ -3797,7 +3802,8 @@
     <!-- Allows an application to collect component usage
          statistics
          <p>Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the
-         device can grant permission through the Settings application. -->
+         device can grant permission through the Settings application.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged|development|appop -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development|appop" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS" />
@@ -3820,14 +3826,14 @@
 
     <!-- Permission an application must hold in order to use
          {@link android.provider.Settings#ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS}.
-         This is a normal permission: an app requesting it will always be granted the
-         permission, without the user needing to approve or see it. -->
+         <p>Protection level: normal -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS"
         android:label="@string/permlab_requestIgnoreBatteryOptimizations"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_requestIgnoreBatteryOptimizations"
         android:protectionLevel="normal" />
 
-    <!-- Allows an application to collect battery statistics -->
+    <!-- Allows an application to collect battery statistics
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged|development -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BATTERY_STATS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development" />
 
@@ -3857,7 +3863,8 @@
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <!-- Must be required by a {@link android.widget.RemoteViewsService},
-         to ensure that only the system can bind to it. -->
+         to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_REMOTEVIEWS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
@@ -3899,7 +3906,8 @@
          to the path in the provider where global search queries are
          performed.  This permission can not be held by regular applications;
          it is used by applications to protect themselves from everyone else
-         besides global search. -->
+         besides global search.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|privileged -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.GLOBAL_SEARCH"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
@@ -4438,7 +4446,8 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_THEME_OVERLAY"
                 android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
-    <!-- Allows an instant app to create foreground services. -->
+    <!-- Allows an instant app to create foreground services.
+         <p>Protection level: signature|development|instant|appop -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.INSTANT_APP_FOREGROUND_SERVICE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|development|instant|appop" />
 
@@ -4508,7 +4517,8 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MONITOR_DEFAULT_SMS_PACKAGE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
-    <!-- A subclass of {@link android.service.carrier.CarrierMessagingClientService} must be protected with this permission. -->
+    <!-- A subclass of {@link android.service.carrier.CarrierMessagingClientService} must be protected with this permission.
+           <p>Protection level: signature -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_CARRIER_MESSAGING_CLIENT_SERVICE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
@@ -4540,13 +4550,15 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.GRANT_PROFILE_OWNER_DEVICE_IDS_ACCESS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
-    <!-- Allows financial apps to read filtered sms messages. -->
+    <!-- Allows financial apps to read filtered sms messages.
+         Protection level: signature|appop  -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.SMS_FINANCIAL_TRANSACTIONS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|appop" />
 
     <!-- Required for apps targeting {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#Q} that want to use
          {@link android.app.Notification.Builder#setFullScreenIntent notification full screen
-         intents}.  -->
+         intents}.
+         <p>Protection level: normal -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT"
                 android:protectionLevel="normal" />