How to get the icon for an Android permission?

Question

The XML spec for <permission> and <permission-group> refers to an icon which you see in Settings | App info | Permissions.

If I already have the permission an app needs in the from of a string from querying the PackageInfo, for example "android.permission.INTERNET", how can I get the associated permission and permission-group icon?

Answer 1

Here is my code.

package sample.com.sample_android;

import android.Manifest;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.pm.PermissionGroupInfo;
import android.content.pm.PermissionInfo;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private static final String ANDROID = "android";
    private PackageManager mPackageManager;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        mPackageManager = getPackageManager();

        String permission = Manifest.permission.INTERNET;

        Drawable drawable = getPermissionDrawable(permission);
        ImageView imageView  = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image);
        imageView.setImageDrawable(drawable);

        TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text);
        textView.setText(permission);
    }

    @Nullable
    private Drawable getPermissionDrawable(String permission) {
        Drawable drawable = null;
        try {
            PermissionInfo permissionInfo = mPackageManager.getPermissionInfo(permission, 0);
            PermissionGroupInfo groupInfo = mPackageManager.getPermissionGroupInfo(permissionInfo.group, 0);
            drawable = mPackageManager.getResourcesForApplication(ANDROID).getDrawable(groupInfo.icon);
        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException|Resources.NotFoundException e) {
        }
        return drawable;
    }
}