Android Marshmallow - New System Permissions

droidCon 2016 - Tunisia

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1. Android Marshmallow New System Permissions
2. Hello! We are Adnen HAMDOUNI & Slim BENHAMMOUDA You can find us at: adnen.hamdouni@gmail.com slim.benhammouda@gmail.com
3. 1. Once upon a time Android permissions
4. Old Permission Android permissions model has been an all-or-nothing decision for users at install time.
5. 2. Welcome to the new permission request era greater transparency, protection, and control
6. Normal There's no great risk to the user's privacy or security in letting apps have those permissions • Internet • Network state • flashlight …. Two types of permissions Dangerous App wants data or resources that involve the user's private information, or could potentially affect the user's stored data or the operation of other apps
7. Dangerous permissions groups Calendar Managing calendars. Camera Taking photos and recording videos. Contacts Managing contacts. Location Current device location. Microphone Audio recording. Phone Dialing and managing phone calls. Body Sensors Heart rate and similar data. SMS Sending and viewing messages. Storage Accessing photos, media, and files.
8. Request patterns Critical Education up-front Ask up-front Education in context Ask in context Clear Unclear Secondary
9. 3. Requesting permission flow
10. Call Method Flow SDK < 23 Check SDK version User Already granted Permission Display Why We need Permission Disable Feature Check if permission was previously denied Request Permission Handle Permission Request SDK >= 23 No Yes Denied Granted Yes No Check if app has permission
11. Check for permissions int permissionCheck = ContextCompat. checkSelfPermission( thisActivity, Manifest.permission. WRITE_CALENDAR);
12. Request permissions • Explain why the app needs permissions • Using shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(), we check if permission was previously denied. • If permission wasn’t denied, request it using ActivityCompat.requestPermissions()
13. Handle the permissions request response • Implement onRequestPermissionsResult in your activity • Handle the permission request result : PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED or PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED • Disable the feature if permission denied
14. 4. Some Samples User is prompted to allow app to use the specified permission
17. “ Permissions patterns https://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/permissions.html
18. Let’s Code Runtime permissions Sample
23. You can find the full source code here https://github.com/Squeezer-software/droidcontn-2016-permissions
24. Thanks! Any questions? You can find us at: adnen.hamdouni@gmail.com slim.benhammouda@gmail.com