Consider a simple tool using a BroadcastReceiver to achieve a simple goal. Because this should not be used by other applications, it defines a permission with a protectionLevel of signature or signatureOrSystem:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="any.test">
<permission
android:name="any.test.PERMISSION"
android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
<application android:label="AnyTest">
<receiver
android:name=".Receiver"
android:exported="true"
android:permission="any.test.PERMISSION" />
</application>
</manifest>
Now I'd like to test this by sending broadcasts via
adb shell am broadcast -n any.test/.Receiver
from my computer. While this works perfectly fine on an emulator, it doesn't work at all on a real device when this permission is set. If the permission is not set, everything works as intended.
So how can I define or grant the permission so that I can test all this on a real device with ADB?
I want to make this exported receiver a little more secure in debug mode, so if there's a special permission for ADB usage or a run-time test to only allow calls from ADB I can implement in Receiver.onReceive(Context, Intent), it would help too. The receiver doesn't have to work for ADB and other apps at the same time.
