Re: [android-developers] Writing Proxy Settings in Settings.Secure

On 4 October 2011 23:48, Mark Murphy <mmurphy@commonsware.com> wrote:

> You cannot do this, except via an app that's part of the firmware, or
> perhaps on a rooted device.
Very disappointed. About how much percentage of users normally root
their phones? Can you comment on this?
>
>> and if
>> not can I set the values of UI elements of ProxySelector activity
>> without showing that activity to user (like in background) to set
>> proxy using same activity but without entering any data by user?
>
> No.
Disappointed again, as it seems to end my last hope.
>
>> Also, please tell if there is some another way of doing proxy settings
>> in unrooted android devices?
>
> I hope not, because that would be a serious security hole.
Please explain a little bit more. How can we consider it as secure
hole if the user manually allows the app by giving
WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permissions at installation time? I am not
getting it.

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Thanks

Vikas Mahajan
Website-: http://vikasmahajan.wordpress.com

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