Installing a simple HelloWorld asks for permission to write to external storage, why? I have not added any request in my manifest? Looking in the logs I see "I/PackageParser(15463): Implicit adding android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to old pkg". I am compiling for Android 1.6 and installing on an Sony Ericsson X10. How do I avoid the request since my HelloWorld does not need any of those permissions and any user might be scared away due to shady permissions?
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Installing a simple HelloWorld asks for permission to write to external storage, why?
Because either you do not have a <uses-sdk> element in your manifest or its android:minSdkVersion is set to 3 or lower. See this previous SO question for more.
CommonsWare
2010-08-29 15:57:01
Thanks, but neither of them helps. I did have minSdkVersion set to 3 but changing it to 4 does not help. (I have verified that I got the new apk after installing).
Jonas
2010-08-29 17:59:55
Also, this seems to be X10 specific. Installing the same apk-file on the other android device I got, do not require those permissions.
Jonas
2010-08-29 18:01:22