Android studio does not compile permission in manifest

Question

I bumped into a very strange problem, the studio compiles all the manifest permissions except one:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>

Tested in other compilers - the permissions successfully compiled. How can you solve this truly strange problem? My full list of permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

How did you verify the compilation success, with android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW — Remario, Feb 05 '18 at 14:57
what is *to compile a permission* to begin with? Are you getting any build errors? — Droidman, Feb 05 '18 at 14:59
I do not get any errors at compile time, but the compiled manifest does not have this permission — congard, Feb 05 '18 at 15:03
I havent idea what the magic is, but now everything works with any parameters targetSdkVersion. So unfortunately I can not provide an old manifest. — congard, Feb 05 '18 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 05 '18 at 14:51

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If the app targets API level 23 or higher, the app user must explicitly grant this permission to the app through a permission management screen. The app requests the user's approval by sending an intent with action ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION. The app can check whether it has this authorization by calling Settings.canDrawOverlays().

answered Feb 05 '18 at 14:51

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[source](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) – Droidman Feb 05 '18 at 14:55
but other compilers successfully compile this permission. So how can the studio compile this permission? – congard Feb 05 '18 at 14:56
They are probably still targeting below 23 – dazza5000 Feb 05 '18 at 14:59
my thoughts exactly, can you post the sdk versions? – Remario Feb 05 '18 at 15:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 05 '18 at 15:02

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I solved this problem by modifying the build.gradle file. I changed targetSdkVersion from 26 to 19 (any version that <19) But I'm not sure if this is the best solution

answered Feb 05 '18 at 15:02

congard

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 05 '18 at 15:12

You cannot use SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permission, because it has signature protection level.

See signature protection level - clarifying and see https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/permission-element.html

Also you cannot use BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE permission, it has signature protection level too.

Android studio does not compile permission in manifest

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