inputmethodservice.java,java.lang.SecurityException异常：未经允许android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD只为＆LT;...

I have this very unpeculiar exception.The thing is have i have this app that has a button to start

InputMethodService

that starts like this

public class MyGroovyIme extends InputMethodService {

and this is how it looks in manifest.

android:name=".MyGroovyIme"

android:enabled="true"

android:exported="true"

android:permission="android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD" >

android:name="android.view.im"

android:resource="@xml/method" />

and this is how I start service

void startServer() {

Log.v(TAG, "Starting service...");

Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, MyGroovyIme.class);

startService(serviceIntent);

Log.v(TAG, "Starting service...success!!!");

// this.finish();

Log.v(TAG, "finish called...");

}

the whole setup works like a charm when i do it on Tablet(Moto XOOM ,its 3.2) but when I do it on Devices that run on 2.2 and 2.1(i havent tried it on 2.3 and cant use emulator either) this is what i get

java.lang.SecurityException: Not allowed to start service Intent { cmp=com.spp.ime.demo/.MyGroovyIme } without permission android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD

at android.app.ContextImpl.startService(ContextImpl.java:840)

at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:336)

at com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.startServer(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:137)

at com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.onStartClick(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:104)

at com.spp.ime.demo.GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.onClick(GROOVY_IME_DEMOActivity.java:67)

at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2408)

at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:8816)

at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4633)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:858)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I do understand the security concerns but shouldnt it be same for all devices or am i missing something specific to versions <3.2

解决方案

After a long search have not found a reliable answer and still have not got the exact reason..

but going through the new features have found hardware features that were added at later versions may have led to this leniency in Android OS.

Here is the link describing major updates for Android here