accountmanager
Android Login – Account Authenticator vs Manual Authentication
I can have more than one account stored? Yes. See how Google or Facebook do it. Is it because of syncing issues? Yes, you need Account to use Synchronization mechanism like SyncAdapter Why you should use AccountAuthenticator? Support of background synchronization mechanism like SyncAdapter; Standard way to authenticate users; Support different tokens; Account sharing with … Read more
Shouldn’t Android AccountManager Store OAuth Tokens on a Per-App/UID Basis?
Is this a valid/practical security concern? For the official Client A, my OAuth2 provider may issue a “super” type/scope token which grants access to both public and private pieces of my API In the general case, you could never rely on an auth token given to a user remaining secret from that user. For example … Read more
What should I use Android AccountManager for?
This question is a bit old, but I think it is still of good interest. AccountManager, SyncAdapter and ContentProvidergo together. You cannot have a SyncAdapter without an Account in the AccountManager. You cannot have a SyncAdapterwithout a ContentProvider. But you can: use the ContentProvider without the others. use the AccountManager without the others (but you … Read more