Added in API level 9

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder

public static final class StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.os.StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder


Creates VmPolicy instances. Methods whose names start with detect specify what problems we should look for. Methods whose names start with penalty specify what we should do when we detect a problem.

You can call as many detect and penalty methods as you like. Currently order is insignificant: all penalties apply to all detected problems.

For example, detect everything and log anything that's found:

 StrictMode.VmPolicy policy = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder()
     .detectAll()
     .penaltyLog()
     .build();
 StrictMode.setVmPolicy(policy);
 

Summary

Public constructors

Builder()
Builder(StrictMode.VmPolicy base)

Build upon an existing VmPolicy.

Public methods

StrictMode.VmPolicy build()

Construct the VmPolicy instance.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectActivityLeaks()

Detect leaks of Activity subclasses.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectAll()

Detect everything that's potentially suspect.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectCleartextNetwork()

Detect any network traffic from the calling app which is not wrapped in SSL/TLS.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectContentUriWithoutPermission()

Detect when the calling application sends a content:// Uri to another app without setting Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectCredentialProtectedWhileLocked()

Detect access to filesystem paths stored in credential protected storage areas while the user is locked.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectFileUriExposure()

Detect when the calling application exposes a file:// Uri to another app.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectImplicitDirectBoot()

Detect any implicit reliance on Direct Boot automatic filtering of PackageManager values.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectIncorrectContextUse()

Detect attempts to invoke a method on a Context that is not suited for such operation.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedClosableObjects()

Detect when an Closeable or other object with an explicit termination method is finalized without having been closed.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedRegistrationObjects()

Detect when a BroadcastReceiver or ServiceConnection is leaked during Context teardown.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedSqlLiteObjects()

Detect when an SQLiteCursor or other SQLite object is finalized without having been closed.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectNonSdkApiUsage()

Detect reflective usage of APIs that are not part of the public Android SDK.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectUnsafeIntentLaunch()

Detect when your app sends an unsafe Intent.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectUntaggedSockets()

Detect any sockets in the calling app which have not been tagged using TrafficStats.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeath()

Crashes the whole process on violation.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeathOnCleartextNetwork()

Crashes the whole process when cleartext network traffic is detected.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeathOnFileUriExposure()

Crashes the whole process when a file:// Uri is exposed beyond this app.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDropBox()

Enable detected violations log a stacktrace and timing data to the DropBox on policy violation.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyListener(Executor executor, StrictMode.OnVmViolationListener listener)

Call #OnVmViolationListener#onVmViolation(Violation) on every violation.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyLog()

Log detected violations to the system log.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder permitNonSdkApiUsage()

Permit reflective usage of APIs that are not part of the public Android SDK.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder permitUnsafeIntentLaunch()

Permit your app to launch any Intent which originated from outside your app.

StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder setClassInstanceLimit(Class<T> klass, int instanceLimit)

Set an upper bound on how many instances of a class can be in memory at once.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

Builder

Added in API level 9
public Builder ()

Builder

Added in API level 9
public Builder (StrictMode.VmPolicy base)

Build upon an existing VmPolicy.

Parameters
base StrictMode.VmPolicy

Public methods

build

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy build ()

Construct the VmPolicy instance.

Note: if no penalties are enabled before calling build, penaltyLog() is implicitly set.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy

detectActivityLeaks

Added in API level 11
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectActivityLeaks ()

Detect leaks of Activity subclasses.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectAll

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectAll ()

Detect everything that's potentially suspect.

In the Honeycomb release this includes leaks of SQLite cursors, Activities, and other closable objects but will likely expand in future releases.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectCleartextNetwork

Added in API level 23
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectCleartextNetwork ()

Detect any network traffic from the calling app which is not wrapped in SSL/TLS. This can help you detect places that your app is inadvertently sending cleartext data across the network.

Using penaltyDeath() or penaltyDeathOnCleartextNetwork() will block further traffic on that socket to prevent accidental data leakage, in addition to crashing your process.

Using penaltyDropBox() will log the raw contents of the packet that triggered the violation.

This inspects both IPv4/IPv6 and TCP/UDP network traffic, but it may be subject to false positives, such as when STARTTLS protocols or HTTP proxies are used.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectContentUriWithoutPermission

Added in API level 26
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectContentUriWithoutPermission ()

Detect when the calling application sends a content:// Uri to another app without setting Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION.

Forgetting to include one or more of these flags when sending an intent is typically an app bug.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectCredentialProtectedWhileLocked

Added in API level 29
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectCredentialProtectedWhileLocked ()

Detect access to filesystem paths stored in credential protected storage areas while the user is locked.

When a user is locked, credential protected storage is unavailable, and files stored in these locations appear to not exist, which can result in subtle app bugs if they assume default behaviors or empty states. Instead, apps should store data needed while a user is locked under device protected storage areas.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectFileUriExposure

Added in API level 18
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectFileUriExposure ()

Detect when the calling application exposes a file:// Uri to another app.

This exposure is discouraged since the receiving app may not have access to the shared path. For example, the receiving app may not have requested the Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE runtime permission, or the platform may be sharing the Uri across user profile boundaries.

Instead, apps should use content:// Uris so the platform can extend temporary permission for the receiving app to access the resource.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectImplicitDirectBoot

Added in API level 29
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectImplicitDirectBoot ()

Detect any implicit reliance on Direct Boot automatic filtering of PackageManager values. Violations are only triggered when implicit calls are made while the user is locked.

Apps becoming Direct Boot aware need to carefully inspect each query site and explicitly decide which combination of flags they want to use:

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectIncorrectContextUse

Added in API level 31
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectIncorrectContextUse ()

Detect attempts to invoke a method on a Context that is not suited for such operation.

An example of this is trying to obtain an instance of UI service (e.g. WindowManager) from a non-visual Context. This is not allowed, since a non-visual Context is not adjusted to any visual area, and therefore can report incorrect metrics or resources.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectLeakedClosableObjects

Added in API level 11
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedClosableObjects ()

Detect when an Closeable or other object with an explicit termination method is finalized without having been closed.

You always want to explicitly close such objects to avoid unnecessary resources leaks.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectLeakedRegistrationObjects

Added in API level 16
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedRegistrationObjects ()

Detect when a BroadcastReceiver or ServiceConnection is leaked during Context teardown.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectLeakedSqlLiteObjects

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectLeakedSqlLiteObjects ()

Detect when an SQLiteCursor or other SQLite object is finalized without having been closed.

You always want to explicitly close your SQLite cursors to avoid unnecessary database contention and temporary memory leaks.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectNonSdkApiUsage

Added in API level 28
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectNonSdkApiUsage ()

Detect reflective usage of APIs that are not part of the public Android SDK.

Note that any non-SDK APIs that this processes accesses before this detection is enabled may not be detected. To ensure that all such API accesses are detected, you should apply this policy as early as possible after process creation.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectUnsafeIntentLaunch

Added in API level 31
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectUnsafeIntentLaunch ()

Detect when your app sends an unsafe Intent.

Violations may indicate security vulnerabilities in the design of your app, where a malicious app could trick you into granting Uri permissions or launching unexported components. Here are some typical design patterns that can be used to safely resolve these violations:

  • If you are sending an implicit intent to an unexported component, you should make it an explicit intent by using Intent#setPackage, Intent#setClassName or Intent#setComponent.
  • If you are unparceling and sending an intent from the intent delivered, The ideal approach is to migrate to using a PendingIntent, which ensures that your launch is performed using the identity of the original creator, completely avoiding the security issues described above.
  • If using a PendingIntent isn't feasible, an alternative approach is to create a brand new Intent and carefully copy only specific values from the original Intent after careful validation.

Note that this may detect false-positives if your app sends itself an Intent which is first routed through the OS, such as using Intent#createChooser. In these cases, careful inspection is required to determine if the return point into your app is appropriately protected with a signature permission or marked as unexported. If the return point is not protected, your app is likely vulnerable to malicious apps.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

detectUntaggedSockets

Added in API level 26
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder detectUntaggedSockets ()

Detect any sockets in the calling app which have not been tagged using TrafficStats. Tagging sockets can help you investigate network usage inside your app, such as a narrowing down heavy usage to a specific library or component.

This currently does not detect sockets created in native code.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyDeath

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeath ()

Crashes the whole process on violation. This penalty runs at the end of all enabled penalties so you'll still get your logging or other violations before the process dies.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyDeathOnCleartextNetwork

Added in API level 23
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeathOnCleartextNetwork ()

Crashes the whole process when cleartext network traffic is detected.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyDeathOnFileUriExposure

Added in API level 24
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDeathOnFileUriExposure ()

Crashes the whole process when a file:// Uri is exposed beyond this app.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyDropBox

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyDropBox ()

Enable detected violations log a stacktrace and timing data to the DropBox on policy violation. Intended mostly for platform integrators doing beta user field data collection.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyListener

Added in API level 28
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyListener (Executor executor, 
                StrictMode.OnVmViolationListener listener)

Call #OnVmViolationListener#onVmViolation(Violation) on every violation.

Parameters
executor Executor: This value cannot be null.

listener StrictMode.OnVmViolationListener: This value cannot be null.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

penaltyLog

Added in API level 9
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder penaltyLog ()

Log detected violations to the system log.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

permitNonSdkApiUsage

Added in API level 28
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder permitNonSdkApiUsage ()

Permit reflective usage of APIs that are not part of the public Android SDK. Note that this only affects StrictMode, the underlying runtime may continue to restrict or warn on access to methods that are not part of the public SDK.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

permitUnsafeIntentLaunch

Added in API level 31
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder permitUnsafeIntentLaunch ()

Permit your app to launch any Intent which originated from outside your app.

Disabling this check is strongly discouraged, as violations may indicate security vulnerabilities in the design of your app, where a malicious app could trick you into granting Uri permissions or launching unexported components.

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.

setClassInstanceLimit

Added in API level 11
public StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder setClassInstanceLimit (Class<T> klass, 
                int instanceLimit)

Set an upper bound on how many instances of a class can be in memory at once. Helps to prevent object leaks.

Parameters
klass Class

instanceLimit int

Returns
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder This value cannot be null.