On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Mihai Popescu <[email protected]> wrote: > Android is based on Linux, so doesn't it have some low-level user > management? You know, somewhat like a regular Linux distribution.
Yes, which you mostly deal with in custom firmware. > I am thinking maybe my app/service can run as root, and require root > permissions to be shut down (maybe password protected?). Your app can run as root, and the user can still stop the app. The only way to stop this would be custom firmware. > The next obvious question would be: can I prevent the user from changing the > service start-up settings? They can simply uninstall your app. The only way to stop this would be custom firmware. > And of course: can the service open the 3G/GPRS connection at any time > without generating additional dialogs? Yes, for some definitions of "open the 3G/GPRS connection". -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.7 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
