Android - Trying to test a service on boot (java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial)

Question

I've been trying to test a service when a device boots up on android, but I cannot get it to work. I'm trying to start it with this command from CMD:

(in ..\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools)

adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED 

or

adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n net.fstab.checkit_android/.MyReceiver 

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     package="com.example.tabache.sciopero">      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />      <application         android:name="com.example.tabache.sciopero.MyApplication"         android:allowBackup="true"         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"         android:label="@string/app_name"         android:supportsRtl="true"         android:theme="@style/AppTheme">          <!-- Declaring broadcast receiver for BOOT_COMPLETED event.  PER FARE UN SERVIZIO AVVIATO ALL'INIZIO -->         <receiver android:name="com.example.tabache.sciopero.MyReceiver" android:exported="true">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />             </intent-filter>         </receiver>          <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:exported="true">              <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                  <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity><!-- ATTENTION: This was auto-generated to add Google Play services to your project for      App Indexing.  See https://g.co/AppIndexing/AndroidStudio for more information. -->         <meta-data             android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"             android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />     </application>  </manifest> 

my receiver class is this:

public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {     System.out.println("MyReceiver !!!!");     Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(context, MioServizio.class);  context.startService(startServiceIntent); } } 

the answer to my dos command is this:

Broadcasting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED cat=[android.intent.category.HOME] cmp=net.fstab.checkit_android/.MyReceiver } java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: not allowed to send broadcast android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED from pid=3715, uid=2000         at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1683)         at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1636)         at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.broadcastIntent(ActivityManagerNative.java:3507)         at com.android.commands.am.Am.sendBroadcast(Am.java:772)         at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:404)         at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:51)         at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:121)         at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(NativeMethod)         at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:262) 

Why I have this error "java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial"?

Answer 1

I had same problem and solve by this:

  Try restarting ADB in root mode: adb root 

and then broadcast BOOT_COMPLETED like this

  adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED 
 -p yourpackage.app