Re: [android-developers] Re: Run application with system / root permissions.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Kristopher Micinski
<krismicinski@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 07/15/2012 12:19 AM, Kristopher Micinski wrote:
>>>
>>> That's the point of rooting your device. There is no permission or
>>> specifier that you can use to request "root permissions."
>>>
>>> kris
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I think the point the OP wanted to make.
>>
>> If you have a rooted device:
>> How can you grant certain 'root' features
>> to one app, but not to another one?
>>
>> As I didn't root my device so far I don't know whether and what exact
>> security risks there are having a rooted device
>> and installing somebody elses app compared to installing somebody elses app
>> on a non rooted device.
>>
>
> I don't think you read his question, if you had you'd see he had said:
>
>>Also, consider that I cannot ask the users to have their mobiles "rooted".
>
> kris

Also, if he's asking about the semantics of different rooted devices,
this isn't the place to ask those questions.

You should note that most rooted distros of Android already have the
features you're speaking of...

kris

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