Bug: Policy team not in sync with Android documentation for WallpaperManager.getWallpaperInfo [296156198]

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lb...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Aug 16, 2023 04:49PM

Recently the documentation of WallpaperManager was updated to show that various functions require QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES , such as:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/WallpaperManager#getWallpaperInfo(int)

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/WallpaperManager#getWallpaperInfo()

Thing is, it doesn't mention QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission at all, and the Play policy team is stuck on the idea that it's not needed for this purpose.
The QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES is required on Android 13 and below for this purpose, and Google already admitted it here:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/286099259#comment4

Now the Play policy insists that I should not use it.

Please tell them to be in sync with the real situation, and let apps have this permission for this purpose, at least if they offer to be installed on Android 13 and below.

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lb...@gmail.com <lb...@gmail.com> Aug 16, 2023 04:49PM

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vi...@google.com <vi...@google.com> #2Aug 17, 2023 12:40PM

Assigned to vi...@google.com.

We have shared this with our product and engineering team and will update this issue with more information as it becomes available.

vi...@google.com <vi...@google.com> #3Dec 29, 2024 07:27AM

Status: Won't Fix (Intended Behavior)

Thanks for the feedback. We have looked into the issue you have reported and would like to inform you that this is working as intended.

lb...@gmail.com <lb...@gmail.com> #4Dec 29, 2024 08:21AM

@3 You haven't read it then, because policy team should learn from the docs. Please talk with them.

xt...@live.com <xt...@live.com> #5Feb 14, 2025 03:49AM

Im also affected, this is not correct! And this needs to be changed urgently by some way or other...

I will repeat, each decision of sdk and policies can affect billions of users... Just think a moment about this, and create a solution...

What´s the thing? Afraid of some app simulating the home screen for some kind of bad intent?

It´s impossible for google playstore team find some kind of bad intent when testing the app?

This is not great, and as Developer I payed by this service (Google is infamous of tackling down whatever it wants)

I love google, but please take care of android sdk

xt...@live.com <xt...@live.com> #6Feb 14, 2025 04:31AM

Okay, sorry, i dont want to look childish... maybe this is advanced security problem, so i will move one without this feature!

Issue 296156198