Re: [android-developers] Re: Home Button

Remember that you can always boot in safe mode (by keeping the home key pressed during boot.) In safe mode, none of the user installed apps will be enabled/launched.

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Zsolt Vasvari <zvasvari@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes you'll have to reboot your phone.  This isn't a serious security issue
> (no access to private data or otherwise elevated permissions), but is
> definitely something we don't want applications to be able to do.

Well, it can be a Denial of Service attack, basically preventing the
user from using their phone while it's rebooting (if they even think
of doing that).

I think it's fairly serious, certainly worth backporting a fix.

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