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public final class DeviceAdminInfo
extends Object implements Parcelable
This class is used to specify meta information of a device administrator component.
Summary
Constants
int
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_AFFILIATED
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should be provisioned into
"affiliated" mode when on a Headless System User Mode device.
int
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_SINGLE_USER
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should be provisioned into
the first secondary user when on a Headless System User Mode device.
int
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_UNSUPPORTED
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should not be provisioned
into Device Owner mode on a Headless System User Mode device.
int
USES_ENCRYPTED_STORAGE
A type of policy that this device admin can use: require encryption of stored data.
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int
USES_POLICY_DISABLE_CAMERA
A type of policy that this device admin can use: disables use of all device cameras.
int
USES_POLICY_DISABLE_KEYGUARD_FEATURES
A type of policy that this device admin can use: disables use of keyguard features.
int
USES_POLICY_EXPIRE_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: force the user to change their password after an
administrator-defined time limit.
int
USES_POLICY_FORCE_LOCK
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to force the device to lock
via DevicePolicyManager.lockNow or limit the maximum lock timeout for the device via
DevicePolicyManager.setMaximumTimeToLock .
int
USES_POLICY_LIMIT_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: limit the passwords that the user can select, via
DevicePolicyManager.setPasswordQuality and
DevicePolicyManager.setPasswordMinimumLength .
int
USES_POLICY_RESET_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to reset the user's password via
DevicePolicyManager.resetPassword .
int
USES_POLICY_WATCH_LOGIN
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to watch login attempts from the user, via
DeviceAdminReceiver.ACTION_PASSWORD_FAILED ,
DeviceAdminReceiver.ACTION_PASSWORD_SUCCEEDED , and
DevicePolicyManager.getCurrentFailedPasswordAttempts .
int
USES_POLICY_WIPE_DATA
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to factory reset the device, erasing all of the
user's data, via DevicePolicyManager.wipeData .
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Inherited constants
From interface android.os.Parcelable
int
CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR
Descriptor bit used with describeContents() : indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened
representation includes a file descriptor.
int
PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE
Flag for use with writeToParcel(Parcel, int) : the object being written is a return value, that
is the result of a function such as " Parcelable someFunction() ", " void someFunction(out
Parcelable) ", or " void someFunction(inout Parcelable) ".
Fields
public static final Creator<DeviceAdminInfo>
CREATOR
Used to make this class parcelable.
Public constructors
DeviceAdminInfo(Context context, ResolveInfo resolveInfo)
Constructor.
Public methods
int
describeContents()
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled
representation.
void dump(Printer pw, String prefix)
ActivityInfo
getActivityInfo()
Return the raw information about the receiver implementing this device admin.
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ComponentName
getComponent()
Return the component of the receiver that implements this device admin.
int
getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode()
Returns the mode this DeviceAdmin wishes to use if provisioned as a Device Owner on a
headless system user mode device.
String
getPackageName()
Return the .apk package that implements this device admin.
String
getReceiverName()
Return the class name of the receiver component that implements this device admin.
String
getTagForPolicy(int policyIdent)
Return the XML tag name for the given policy identifier.
boolean
isVisible()
Returns whether this device admin would like to be visible to the user, even when it is not
enabled.
CharSequence
loadDescription(PackageManager pm)
Load user-visible description associated with this device admin.
Drawable
loadIcon(PackageManager pm)
Load the user-displayed icon for this device admin.
CharSequence
loadLabel(PackageManager pm)
Load the user-displayed label for this device admin.
boolean
supportsTransferOwnership()
Return true if this administrator can be a target in an ownership transfer.
String toString()
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Returns a string representation of the object.
boolean
usesPolicy(int policyIdent)
Return true if the device admin has requested that it be able to use the given policy
control.
void
writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags)
Used to package this object into a Parcel .
Inherited methods
From class java.lang.Object
Object
clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
boolean
equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
void
finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that
there are no more references to the object.
final
Class<?>
getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object .
int
hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
final void
notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
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final void
notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
String
toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
final void
wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or
interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
final void
wait(long timeoutMillis)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or
interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
final void
wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or
interrupted.
From interface android.os.Parcelable
abstract
int
describeContents()
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled
representation.
abstract
void
writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags)
Flatten this object in to a Parcel.
Constants
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_AFFILIATED
public static final int HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_AFFILIATED
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should be provisioned into "affiliated"
mode when on a Headless System User Mode device.
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This mode adds a Profile Owner to all users other than the user the Device Owner is on.
Starting from Android version Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM , DPCs should set the value of attribute
"headless-device-owner-mode" inside the "headless-system-user" tag as "affiliated".
Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_SINGLE_USER
public static final int HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_SINGLE_USER
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should be provisioned into the first
secondary user when on a Headless System User Mode device.
This mode only allows a single secondary user on the device blocking the creation of additional secondary users.
Starting from Android version Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM , DPCs should set the value of attribute
"headless-device-owner-mode" inside the "headless-system-user" tag as "single_user".
Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_UNSUPPORTED
public static final int HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_UNSUPPORTED
Value for getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode() which indicates that this DPC should not be provisioned into Device
Owner mode on a Headless System User Mode device.
Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)
USES_ENCRYPTED_STORAGE
public static final int USES_ENCRYPTED_STORAGE
A type of policy that this device admin can use: require encryption of stored data.
To control this policy, the device admin must have a "encrypted-storage" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its
meta-data.
Constant Value: 7 (0x00000007)
USES_POLICY_DISABLE_CAMERA
public static final int USES_POLICY_DISABLE_CAMERA
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A type of policy that this device admin can use: disables use of all device cameras.
To control this policy, the device admin must be a device owner or profile owner, and must have a "disable-camera" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data. If used by a device owner, the policy affects all users
on the device.
Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)
USES_POLICY_DISABLE_KEYGUARD_FEATURES
public static final int USES_POLICY_DISABLE_KEYGUARD_FEATURES
A type of policy that this device admin can use: disables use of keyguard features.
To control this policy, the device admin must be a device owner or profile owner, and must have a "disable-keyguard-features" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data. If used by a device owner, the policy only
affects the primary user and its profiles, but not any secondary users on the device.
Constant Value: 9 (0x00000009)
USES_POLICY_EXPIRE_PASSWORD
public static final int USES_POLICY_EXPIRE_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: force the user to change their password after an administrator-defined time limit.
To control this policy, the device admin must be a device owner or profile owner, and must have an "expire-password" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data. If used by a device owner, the policy only affects the
primary user and its profiles, but not any secondary users on the device.
Constant Value: 6 (0x00000006)
USES_POLICY_FORCE_LOCK
public static final int USES_POLICY_FORCE_LOCK
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to force the device to lock
via DevicePolicyManager.lockNow or limit the maximum lock timeout for the device via
DevicePolicyManager.setMaximumTimeToLock .
To control this policy, the device admin must have a "force-lock" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data.
Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)
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USES_POLICY_LIMIT_PASSWORD
public static final int USES_POLICY_LIMIT_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: limit the passwords that the user can select, via
DevicePolicyManager.setPasswordQuality and DevicePolicyManager.setPasswordMinimumLength .
To control this policy, the device admin must be a device owner or profile owner, and must have a "limit-password" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data. If used by a device owner, the policy only affects the
primary user and its profiles, but not any secondary users on the device.
Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)
USES_POLICY_RESET_PASSWORD
public static final int USES_POLICY_RESET_PASSWORD
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to reset the user's password via
DevicePolicyManager.resetPassword .
To control this policy, the device admin must have a "reset-password" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its
meta-data.
Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)
USES_POLICY_WIPE_DATA
public static final int USES_POLICY_WIPE_DATA
A type of policy that this device admin can use: able to factory reset the device, erasing all of the user's data, via
DevicePolicyManager.wipeData .
To control this policy, the device admin must have a "wipe-data" tag in the "uses-policies" section of its meta-data.
Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)
Fields
Public constructors
DeviceAdminInfo
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public DeviceAdminInfo (Context context,
 ResolveInfo resolveInfo)
Constructor.
Parameters
context Context : The Context in which we are parsing the device admin.
resolveInfo
ResolveInfo : The ResolveInfo returned from the package manager about this device
admin's component.
Throws
IOException
XmlPullParserException
Public methods
describeContents
public int describeContents ()
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For
example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of writeToParcel(Parcel,int) , the return value
of this method must include the CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR bit.
Returns
int
a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance.
Value is either 0 or
CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR
dump
public void dump (Printer pw,
 String prefix)
Parameters
pw Printer
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prefix String
getActivityInfo
public ActivityInfo getActivityInfo ()
Return the raw information about the receiver implementing this device admin. Do not modify the returned object.
Returns
ActivityInfo
getComponent
public ComponentName getComponent ()
Return the component of the receiver that implements this device admin.
Returns
ComponentName This value cannot be null .
getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode
public int getHeadlessDeviceOwnerMode ()
Returns the mode this DeviceAdmin wishes to use if provisioned as a Device Owner on a headless system user
mode device.
Returns
int
Value is one of the following:
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_UNSUPPORTED
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_AFFILIATED
HEADLESS_DEVICE_OWNER_MODE_SINGLE_USER
getPackageName
public String getPackageName ()
Return the .apk package that implements this device admin.
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Returns
String
getReceiverName
public String getReceiverName ()
Return the class name of the receiver component that implements this device admin.
Returns
String
getTagForPolicy
public String getTagForPolicy (int policyIdent)
Return the XML tag name for the given policy identifier. Valid identifiers are as per usesPolicy(int) . If the
given identifier is not known, null is returned.
Parameters
policyIdent int
Returns
String
isVisible
public boolean isVisible ()
Returns whether this device admin would like to be visible to the user, even when it is not enabled.
Returns
boolean
loadDescription
public CharSequence loadDescription (PackageManager pm)
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Load user-visible description associated with this device admin.
Parameters
pm PackageManager : Supply a PackageManager used to load the device admin's resources.
Returns
CharSequence
Throws
Resources.NotFoundException
loadIcon
public Drawable loadIcon (PackageManager pm)
Load the user-displayed icon for this device admin.
Parameters
pm PackageManager : Supply a PackageManager used to load the device admin's resources.
Returns
Drawable
loadLabel
public CharSequence loadLabel (PackageManager pm)
Load the user-displayed label for this device admin.
Parameters
pm PackageManager : Supply a PackageManager used to load the device admin's resources.
Returns
CharSequence
supportsTransferOwnership
public boolean supportsTransferOwnership ()
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Return true if this administrator can be a target in an ownership transfer.
Returns
boolean
toString
public String toString ()
Returns a string representation of the object.
Returns
String a string representation of the object.
usesPolicy
public boolean usesPolicy (int policyIdent)
Return true if the device admin has requested that it be able to use the given policy control. The possible policy
identifier inputs are: USES_POLICY_LIMIT_PASSWORD , USES_POLICY_WATCH_LOGIN , USES_POLICY_RESET_PASSWORD ,
USES_POLICY_FORCE_LOCK , USES_POLICY_WIPE_DATA , USES_POLICY_EXPIRE_PASSWORD ,
USES_ENCRYPTED_STORAGE , USES_POLICY_DISABLE_CAMERA .
Parameters
policyIdent int
Returns
boolean
writeToParcel
public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest,
 int flags)
Used to package this object into a Parcel .
Parameters
dest Parcel : The Parcel to be written.
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flags int : The flags used for parceling.
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