Re: [android-developers] Is setting invalid APN the only way to disable mobile network connection?

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Dan <dan.schmitt@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:59:45 AM UTC-7, Kristopher Micinski wrote:
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>> This goes in the category of "apps modifying the system."
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>> Your app shouldn't be able to modify the system.
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> Why? If I want an app that turns off the data connection on a timer
> function or reading location manager information or I just don't like
> digging through a settings menu, why should I be at the mercy of an
> OEM's implementation?
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> And if turning off the APN is "not good" why are there APIs that let
> you catch the NEW_OUTGOING_CALL intent and consume it so
> the call isn't dialed, or the incoming SMS messages, or holding a
> wake lock.

Because Android doesn't work like that.. Theoretically, one app
shouldn't be able to affect the usability of other apps. In this
case, it might not be so bad, but there is also a specific permission
that goes with this (turn on / off gps), not for all system related
things. So in the general case of modifying the system, your app
shouldn't be able to modify system wide things unless it's part of the
firmware, and the ways around doing so are slowly being removed.

kris

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