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今天分享关于android permission的“Automatic permission adjustments”话题，即在高版本的android中，如果增加新的限制权限，那么低版本如何做到兼容。会有一个自动获取权限的机制。

另外，这个话题也说明了把targetSdkVersion设置得更高一些的好处。

具体如下：

Over time, new restrictions may be added to the platform such that, in order to use certain APIs, your app must request a permission that it previously did not need. Because existing apps assume access to those APIs is freely available, Android may apply the new permission request to the app's manifest to avoid breaking the app on the new platform version. Android makes the decision as to whether an app might need the permission based on the value provided for the targetSdkVersion attribute. If the value is lower than the version in which the permission was added, then Android adds the permission.
For example, the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission was added in API level 4 to restrict access to the shared storage space. If your targetSdkVersion is 3 or lower, this permission is added to your app on newer versions of Android.
Caution: If a permission is automatically added to your app, your app listing on Google Play lists these additional permissions even though your app might not actually require them.
To avoid this and remove the default permissions you don't need, always update your targetSdkVersion to be as high as possible. You can see which permissions were added with each release in the Build.VERSION_CODES documentation.