Introduced android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS permission
Introduced signature-level permission android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS.
It allows access to MAC addresses of WiFi and Bluetooth peer devices, without
having location permission or even if location is turned off.
Bug: 21852542
Bug: 22728628
Change-Id: If0ff80636e57b38dbedc8fcf5f520a3a6d6f734e
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 65214b8..37b1d7b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
field public static final java.lang.String OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG = "android.permission.OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG";
field public static final java.lang.String PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS = "android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS";
field public static final java.lang.String PACKAGE_VERIFICATION_AGENT = "android.permission.PACKAGE_VERIFICATION_AGENT";
+ field public static final java.lang.String PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS = "android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS";
field public static final java.lang.String PERFORM_CDMA_PROVISIONING = "android.permission.PERFORM_CDMA_PROVISIONING";
field public static final java.lang.String PERFORM_SIM_ACTIVATION = "android.permission.PERFORM_SIM_ACTIVATION";
field public static final deprecated java.lang.String PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY = "android.permission.PERSISTENT_ACTIVITY";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1f49929..1f47ce3 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -961,9 +961,7 @@
android:label="@string/permlab_changeWimaxState"
android:protectionLevel="normal" />
- <!--@SystemApi Allows applications to the the local WiFi and Bluetooth MAC address.
- @hide
- -->
+ <!-- Allows applications to act as network scorers. @hide @SystemApi-->
<permission android:name="android.permission.SCORE_NETWORKS"
android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
@@ -2583,10 +2581,16 @@
<permission android:name="android.permission.KILL_UID"
android:protectionLevel="signature|installer" />
- <!-- Allows applications to act as network scorers. @hide @SystemApi-->
+ <!-- @SystemApi Allows applications to read the local WiFi and Bluetooth MAC address.
+ @hide -->
<permission android:name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"
android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+ <!-- @SystemApi Allows access to MAC addresses of WiFi and Bluetooth peer devices.
+ @hide -->
+ <permission android:name="android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS"
+ android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+
<!-- Allows the Nfc stack to dispatch Nfc messages to applications. Applications
can use this permission to ensure incoming Nfc messages are from the Nfc stack
and not simulated by another application.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index ea2cc51..bbef259 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CONTROL_VPN" />
-
+ <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
<!-- Physical hardware -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DEVICE_POWER" />
