How to add manifest permission to an application?

Question

I am trying to access HTTP link using HttpURLConnection in Android to download a file, but I am getting this warning in LogCat:

WARN/System.err(223): java.net.SocketException: Permission denied (maybe missing INTERNET permission)

I have added android.Manifest.permission to my application but it's still giving the same exception.

Answer 1

Assuming you do not have permissions set from your LogCat error description, here is my contents for my AndroidManifest.xml file that has access to the internet:

<manifest xlmns:android...>  ...  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />  <application ... </manifest> 

Other than that, you should be fine to download a file from the internet.

Answer 2

Permission name is CASE-SENSITIVE

In case somebody will struggle with same issue, it is case sensitive statement, so wrong case means your application won't get the permission.

WRONG

<uses-permission android:name="ANDROID.PERMISSION.INTERNET" /> 

CORRECT

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

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