I'm developing system application which requires special permissions. For some reason I can't get permission CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA, but I can use INSTALL_PACKAGES, DELETE_PACKAGES and others. What might cause this?
Manifest:
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA"/>
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE"/>
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES"/>
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION"/>
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS"/>
I removed '<', because it wouldn't show the rest of the lines.
My code that uses permission:
String apkPackage = intent.getExtras().getString(context.getString(R.string.key_package));
if (apkPackage != null) {
PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
Class<?>[] types = new Class[] {String.class, IPackageDataObserver.class};
try {
Method methodClearUserData = pm.getClass().getMethod("clearApplicationUserData", types);
methodClearUserData.invoke(pm, new Object[] {apkPackage, null});
Method methodDeleteCache = pm.getClass().getMethod("deleteApplicationCacheFiles", types);
methodDeleteCache.invoke(pm, new Object[] {apkPackage, null});
} catch (NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException e) {
Log.w(TAG, "Unable to invoke clear method.", e);
}
} else {
Log.w(TAG, "Provided APK package is null.");
}
[Edit]
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): Unable to invoke clear method.
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at com.test.appmanager.RequestReceiver.onReceive(RequestReceiver.java:114)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2558)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:165)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1449)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:194)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5370)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:833)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10070 nor current process has android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA.
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1425)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub$Proxy.clearApplicationUserData(IPackageManager.java:2918)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.clearApplicationUserData(ApplicationPackageManager.java:1177)
07-15 14:29:32.136: W/RequestReceiver(4367): ... 14 more