Pega Mobile Client 8.5.1 - customizing Android manifest file
Hello
Is it possible to control the permission settings that are added to the AndroidManifest.xml during the build from Pega when it generates the .apk file? For instance, is it possible to not have
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
in the manifest that Pega generates when the Android app is built using the mobile client channel interface?
The client wishes not to allow permissions to things like camera or location services.
Pegasystems Inc.
PL
Hi Mark, We do not allow to manually control the android manifest file. Nevertheless, the permissions used in current android versions (since 6.0+) are runtime permissions. This means the user is asked in runtime for the permission he did not accept yet (while trying to use the feature that requires the permission). Moreover, user can revoke already granted permissions at any time.
Hope it helps,
Pegasystems Inc.
SG
Thank you for your reply! Since the client does not even want the user to be able to have certain options, they could take the .apk file we generate and add their customization (i.e, remove user permission) and then repackage, right?