Description
WorldMap is a simple Android app that displays
<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Physical_Political_World_Map.jpg">
a map</a> of the world taken from Wikimedia and allows the user to scroll around on
it. The map is licensed as PD-USGOV; PD-USGOV-CIA-WF - more info
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Physical_Political_World_Map.jpg">here</a>)
The map itself is quite large (6480x3888), so it's way too big to fit in memory
all at once (over 48MB). The VM heap size Android supports is either 16 or 24
megs, so we can't fit the whole thing in memory at once. To overcome this,
WorldApp uses the BitmapRegionDecoder API (available as of Android 2.3.3) to
decode just what it needs to display. The app can also serve as a viewer for
arbitrary images opened via a (3rd-party) file manager.
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Permissions
What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.
- Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
- Phone stateDetect ongoing calls and read device information.
- Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
- Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
- Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
- Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
- Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
- launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
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- Read storageRead files on the device storage.
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