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Help receive boot completed
- Thread starter jflint
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Context please? Is this a pop-up notification, a system warning, or something else? What device? What were you doing when this occurred?
Without more detail nobody can tell you anything I'm afraid.
Without more detail nobody can tell you anything I'm afraid.
Receive boot completed is an system broadcast intent sent-out during the boot-up process to the apps indicating that the system has in fact been rebooted.
From http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED:
From http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED:
public static final String ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED
Added in API level 1
Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, after the system has finished booting. It can be used to perform application-specific initialization, such as installing alarms. You must hold the RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission in order to receive this broadcast.
This is a protected intent that can only be sent by the system.
Constant Value: "android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"
Added in API level 1
Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, after the system has finished booting. It can be used to perform application-specific initialization, such as installing alarms. You must hold the RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission in order to receive this broadcast.
This is a protected intent that can only be sent by the system.
Constant Value: "android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"
It's not really a question of danger--it is simply knowledge for the app.
Well, it's permission-based intent, so if you don't trust an app to become aware that the system has been rebooted and subsequently be launched at boot time, then you should not install it.
However, there are many good reasons for an app to want/need to know that the device was rebooted and to start preparing to do their function that you downloaded and installed the app for.
So, in my opinion, not dangerous--but you need to know and be aware of ALL of the actions that your apps are doing, not just the boot intent/notification, but other things like access to your contacts, camera, etc., etc., etc.