Enable WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission - SimpleAppProjects/SimpleWear GitHub Wiki

In order for SimpleWear to change location settings without root access, it needs the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission. As this is a system permission, it cannot be requested in app and has to be enabled manually. Please use the following tools to enable the permission.

Windows

1. Download the ZIP file

   Download the ZIP file here, and unzip it to a folder on your computer.

2. Enable USB Debugging

   Enable Developer Options. Go to the system Settings app. In the About Phone section, find the Build Number option. Tap 7 times on the Build Number option to enable Developer Options.

   Next, find the new Developer Options section. This should be on the previous page or in the System section (this may be different on your device).

   In Developer Options, enable USB Debugging. Once it is enabled, connect your device to your computer via USB. If a popup appears asking to enable USB Debugging, click Allow.

3. Run the tool

   Once your device is connected, find the folder where you extracted the .zip file.

   Double click the run.bat file to run the tool.

4. All done!

   You should now have the required permissions. Restart the SimpleWear app on your phone to verify if the permission was enabled.

   You may disable Developer Options as it is no longer needed.

Linux

1. Download ADB (SDK Platform Tools)

   Download SDK Platform-Tools for Linux, and extract the .zip file to a folder on your computer.

2. Enable USB Debugging

   Follow the same instructions to enable USB Debugging on Windows.

3. Run the following commands

   Once your device is connected, find the folder where you extracted the .zip file.

   Open the Terminal in the unzipped folder and run the following commands:

   ./adb shell pm grant com.thewizrd.simplewear android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

   ./adb shell pm grant com.thewizrd.wearsettings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

4. All done!

   You should now have the required permissions. Restart the SimpleWear app on your phone to verify if the permission was enabled.

   You may disable Developer Options as it is no longer needed.

ADB Commands

Already have or know how to use ADB? Just run the following commands:

./adb shell pm grant com.thewizrd.simplewear android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

./adb shell pm grant com.thewizrd.wearsettings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Errors

If you see a similar error when running the script:

Exception occurred while executing 'grant': java.lang.SecurityException: grantRuntimePermission: Neither user xxxx nor current process has android.permission.GRANT_RUNTIME_PERMISSIONS.

Please check if you have one of the following settings in Developer options and enable it:

• USB debugging (Security settings)
• Disable Permission Monitoring

Lastly, reboot and try again