LocationManager javadoc permission fixes

The javadoc mistakenly claimed that GPS and PASSIVE location
providers could be used with ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION permissions.
That was incorrect, and the javadoc has been amended.

Bug: 7389249
Change-Id: I6f6489bb539679a962c67ae7263857700df33c82

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
index 4ad8fd0..59a5624 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
@@ -72,15 +72,10 @@ import com.android.internal.location.ProviderProperties;
  * <p class="note">Unless noted, all Location API methods require
  * the {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} or
  * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} permissions.
- * If your application only has the Coarse permission then it will still
- * receive location results, but the update rate will be throttled and
- * the exact location will be obfuscated to a coarse level of accuracy.
- *
- * <p> class="note">Before API level 17, the use of 'fine' location
- * providers such as GPS required the fine permission. As of API level
- * 17, applications with only the coarse permission may use all providers,
- * including GPS, but the locations are obfuscated (made coarse) before
- * being sent to the application.
+ * If your application only has the coarse permission then it will not have
+ * access to the GPS or passive location providers. Other providers will still
+ * return location results, but the update rate will be throttled and the exact
+ * location will be obfuscated to a coarse level of accuracy.
  */
 public class LocationManager {
     private static final String TAG = "LocationManager";
@@ -109,13 +104,8 @@ public class LocationManager {
      *
      * <p>This provider determines location using
      * satellites. Depending on conditions, this provider may take a while to return
-     * a location fix.
-     *
-     * <p>Before API version 17, this provider required the
-     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} permission.
-     * From API version 17 and onwards, this provider can also be used with
-     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}, however
-     * the locations returned will be obfuscated to a coarse level of accuracy.
+     * a location fix. Requires the permission
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}.
      *
      * <p> The extras Bundle for the GPS location provider can contain the
      * following key/value pairs:
@@ -136,13 +126,9 @@ public class LocationManager {
      * when other applications or services request them without actually requesting
      * the locations yourself.  This provider will return locations generated by other
      * providers.  You can query the {@link Location#getProvider()} method to determine
-     * the origin of the location update.
-     *
-     * <p>Before API version 17, this provider required the
-     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION} permission.
-     * From API version 17 and onwards, this provider can also be used with
-     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}, however
-     * the locations returned will be obfuscated to a coarse level of accuracy.
+     * the origin of the location update. Requires the permission
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, although if the GPS is
+     * not enabled this provider might only return coarse fixes.
      *
      * @deprecated Use {@link LocationRequest} instead, see notes on {@link LocationManager}
      */