From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 15:54:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add special runtime permission for other sensors

This covers sensors not included in the existing runtime permission for
body sensors.
---
 core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java    |  2 ++
 core/res/AndroidManifest.xml                       | 14 ++++++++++++++
 core/res/res/values/strings.xml                    | 12 ++++++++++++
 .../pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java    |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index d99302d6696f..30f873d70400 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ public class PackageParser {
      */
     public static final PackageParser.NewPermissionInfo NEW_PERMISSIONS[] =
         new PackageParser.NewPermissionInfo[] {
+            new PackageParser.NewPermissionInfo(android.Manifest.permission.OTHER_SENSORS,
+                    android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT + 1, 0),
             new PackageParser.NewPermissionInfo(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
                     android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.DONUT, 0),
             new PackageParser.NewPermissionInfo(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE,
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9bef69cea332..1aab9b0efa83 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1149,6 +1149,20 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_useBiometric"
         android:protectionLevel="normal" />
 
+    <!-- @hide -->
+    <permission-group android:name="android.permission-group.OTHER_SENSORS"
+        android:icon="@drawable/perm_group_location"
+        android:label="@string/permgrouplab_otherSensors"
+        android:description="@string/permgroupdesc_otherSensors"
+        android:priority="1000" />
+
+    <!-- @hide -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.OTHER_SENSORS"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.OTHER_SENSORS"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_otherSensors"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_otherSensors"
+        android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
+
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <!-- REMOVED PERMISSIONS                                                    -->
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index fd30d719b996..1a64ae235456 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -747,6 +747,11 @@
     <string name="permgrouprequest_sensors">Allow
         &lt;b><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g>&lt;/b> to access sensor data about your vital signs?</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgrouplab_otherSensors">Sensors</string>
+    <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgroupdesc_otherSensors">access sensor data about orientation, movement, etc.</string>
+
     <!-- Title of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permgrouplab_network">Network</string>
     <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
@@ -1061,6 +1066,13 @@
     <string name="permdesc_bodySensors" product="default">Allows the app to access data from sensors
     that monitor your physical condition, such as your heart rate.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of the sensors permission, listed so the user can decide whether to allow the application to access sensor data. [CHAR LIMIT=80] -->
+    <string name="permlab_otherSensors">access sensors (like the compass)
+    </string>
+    <!-- Description of the sensors permission, listed so the user can decide whether to allow the application to access data from sensors. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="permdesc_otherSensors" product="default">Allows the app to access data from sensors
+    monitoring orientation, movement, vibration (including low frequency sound) and environmental data</string>
+
     <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permlab_readCalendar">Read calendar events and details</string>
     <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
index 10da8dff5d83..89348bcf49c3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerService.java
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ public class PermissionManagerService {
     }
 
     public static boolean isSpecialRuntimePermission(final String permission) {
-        return Manifest.permission.INTERNET.equals(permission);
+        return Manifest.permission.INTERNET.equals(permission) || Manifest.permission.OTHER_SENSORS.equals(permission);
     }
 
     private void grantPermissions(PackageParser.Package pkg, boolean replace,