com.joaomcgd.taskerpermissions fails to set WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

[Soudane GMTA]

I am using the latest Tasker beta on my rooted Android 11 device.

And I am using com.joaomcgd.taskerpermissions on my Ubuntu 20.0.4 system. It works very well to set most Tasker permissions. However, if I select the "Tasker Settings" screen and try to enable "Write Secure Settings" (android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS), it generates the following error ...

Running command line Server /opt/com.joaomgcd.taskerpermissions/bin/linux/adb -s 15311FDD4001YK shell "pm grant com.joaomgcd.taskersettings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
Command line result {
  code: 255,
  out: '',
  error: '\n' +
    "Exception occurred while executing 'grant':\n" +
    'java.lang.SecurityException: Package com.joaomgcd.taskersettings has not requested permission android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.permission.BasePermission.enforceDeclaredUsedAndRuntimeOrDevelopment(BasePermission.java:448)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.permission.PermissionManagerService.grantRuntimePermissionInternal(PermissionManagerService.java:1457)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.permission.PermissionManagerService.grantRuntimePermission(PermissionManagerService.java:1410)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runGrantRevokePermission(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:2300)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:251)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.BasicShellCommandHandler.exec(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:98)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:44)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:21815)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:929)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:813)\n' +
    '\tat android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:4621)\n' +
    '\tat com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:4372)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1159)\n' +
    '\tat android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1123)\n'
}

Also, if I simply run the following in an "adb shell" session ...

pm grant com.joaomgcd.taskersettings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

... it also fails with the same java.lang.SecurityException

If I do su - in the adb shell and run the same pm command, it continues to fail in the same way.

Does anyone know how to get this to work?

Thank you in advance.

[Soudane GMTA]

PS: I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that this line in the stack trace might possibly explain the problem:

Package com.joaomgcd.taskersettings has not requested permission android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Could it be that android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS is not present in the Tasker app's manifest?

Again, I'm running the lastest Tasker beta.

[Soudane GMTA]

PPS: This is not an MIUI device. It's a Pixel 5, and there is no "Disable permission monitoring" within Developer Options.

[Soudane GMTA]

PPPS: Not the "Tasker app's manifest" as I incorrectly wrote above, but rather, the "Tasker Settings app's manifest".

[João Dias]

You need to install the latest version from github so that Tasker Settings has that permission: https://github.com/joaomgcd/TaskerSettings/releases/tag/v1.5.0

Hope this helps!

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João Dias

[Soudane GMTA]

Yes, with that new version of Tasker.Settings, WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS is indeed now properly settable for me via com.joaomcgd.taskerpermissions

Thank you very much!