Add new signature-level permission to get details of tasks.
Third party apps now can't get access to the extras of the
intents associated with tasks, to keep private data in them
from leaking out.
Change-Id: I95af9e181ac42557bc8b981807e7ddd266a88d0e
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4443bc8..25d3762 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -732,14 +732,22 @@
android:description="@string/permdesc_expandStatusBar" />
<!-- Allows an application to get information about the currently
- or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks,
- what activities are running in it, etc. -->
+ or recently running tasks. -->
<permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS"
android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS"
android:protectionLevel="dangerous"
android:label="@string/permlab_getTasks"
android:description="@string/permdesc_getTasks" />
+ <!-- Allows an application to get full detailed information about
+ recently running tasks, with full fidelity to the real state.
+ @hide -->
+ <permission android:name="android.permission.GET_DETAILED_TASKS"
+ android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS"
+ android:protectionLevel="signature"
+ android:label="@string/permlab_getDetailedTasks"
+ android:description="@string/permdesc_getDetailedTasks" />
+
<!-- Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks -->
<permission android:name="android.permission.REORDER_TASKS"
android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS"
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index a589015..213f692 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -542,6 +542,13 @@
information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may
discover private information about other apps.</string>
+ <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. [CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
+ <string name="permlab_getDetailedTasks">retrieve details of running apps</string>
+ <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+ <string name="permdesc_getDetailedTasks">Allows the app to retrieve
+ detailed information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may
+ discover private information about other apps.</string>
+
<!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
<string name="permlab_reorderTasks">reorder running apps</string>
<!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->