Modify application permissions in index files

The policy hack sets these permissions (in these index files) for applications when they're installed. Each application has its own index file.

The advantages of modifying the index files is that you can have different permissions for different applications and you can force gps, filesystem, media permissions if you need. The disadvantage is that you have to modify the file for each application that you install.

Fortunately, the policy hack doesn't conflict with modifying the index files. Personally, I prefer using the policy hack for network access and adjusting other permissions for applications as needed.

Step 1:
Go to /brew/mod/obigo/jas/index in bitpim and find the right index file (I prefer to backup the entire directory so I can do a search on Windows)

Step 2:
Find the line that looks something like this:
PERM: 0=1,1=1,2=1,3=0,4=1,5=1,6=0,7=1,8=1,9=1,10=0,11=0,12=0
and change it to have #=2 for the permissions you want (see list below). Like with the policy file, don't add spaces or change the formatting in any way.

Step 3:
Copy the modified index file back to the phone. Turn the phone off and on.

Here's the full list of index file permissions:

   0: Network access
   1: Message receive
   2: Message Deliver
   3: Filesystem Read
   4: Filesystem Write
   5: Application Self Start
   6: Comm
   7: Bluetooth
   8: Multimedia
   9: Location
   10: GPS
   11: Device Info
   12: Security

The different Values are:

   0: No access
   1: Ask for access
   2: Grant access without asking

thanks for posting this.

got browser downloading working, now to see if i can get gps working =D

All I have in /brew/mod/obigo/jas/index is folders.txt folders_bup.txt and 25 supposedly txt files called 1.txt through 25.txt even though they are not standard text files... any help?

They are standard text files. Everything that you install on the phone is assigned a number (ringtones, games, some images). The numbers here correspond with the jad/jar number assigned to the application.

Like I said, right-click on the index folder and backup the entire thing. Then you can do a search on Windows to find the file containing the title of the application you're looking for. Modify that file as needed, then overwrite the one on the phone.

Granting all permissions to everything is what the policy hack tries to do. This method is an alternative to that which can give you greater insight/control over what permissions individual applications have. I think it would only be a problem to grant full access if the program was malicious.

I haven't found an application on which GPS works well, but it does find me on Amaze and Mobile GMaps.

Yup, I know. You stated that your GPS worked. I am asking for confirmation from other people...

I have a question, are we changing the whole perm list to #=2 or is it just the first set 0=1 ect..
thanks

if your app dosnt need locations, or gps, dont enable it, or your phone might just start giving the gps power so that the app can use it, even though the app dosnt need it.

so changing "10=2" for opera mini, is just pointless and going to run your battery down quicker.