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[Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Jamie Strandboge wrote on 07/03/14 16:09:
>> ...
>>
>> This reminded me about how we are going to deal with an application
>> recording audio and video. (I don't want to get into a situation
>> where an app can be uploaded to the store to eavesdrop or spy on
>> users via the mic or camera).
>>
>> There are open bugs on this[1][2] and there is a nice summary in
>> comment #14 of LP: #1224756[3]. I don't think this ever made it to
>> the list, so I figured I'd both put the information out there and
>> ask a couple followup questions here.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Matthew, by your comments in this thread it seems design requires a
>> visual cue in the lock screen if audio/video is recording (which
>> sounds ok to me). Is this accurate?
>
> Not just the lock screen, but a background app in any situation.
> That's an interesting design constraint: normally you'd expect the cue
> to provide access to return to the app, but in the lock screen it
> shouldn't.
>

As we do not allow applications running in the background (at least on
the phone/tablet), this applies to (trusted) helpers and their
operation. My understanding is that the indicators are responsible for
providing this sort of feedback to users.

With that: We do not have trusted helpers for recording of audio or
video. For that, a recording application is either in the foreground
and thus visible to the user, or in the background and stopped or
killed. The same applies for the lock screen: Only operations provided
by (trusted) helpers continue while the phone is locked. All regular
applications are stopped or killed when enetering the locked state.

Matthew/Jamie: Does that correspond to your understanding?

Cheers,

  Thomas

>> Are there designs for that and the other parts of summary point
>> '2' (I'm particularly curious about how we will handle fullscreen
>> apps)?
>
> Not as far as I know.
>
>> Is there a blueprint/work item for that and to implement the work
>> that you know of? (I'd like to subscribe)
>>
>> ...
>
> I wouldn't know, sorry, I gave up on using blueprints in 2012. :-)
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