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| -rw-r--r-- | keystore/java/android/security/KeyChain.java | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/keystore/java/android/security/KeyChain.java b/keystore/java/android/security/KeyChain.java index adfdfba6a33d..4fc789249c5c 100644 --- a/keystore/java/android/security/KeyChain.java +++ b/keystore/java/android/security/KeyChain.java @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.annotation.Nullable; import android.annotation.WorkerThread; import android.app.Activity; import android.app.PendingIntent; +import android.app.Service; import android.content.ComponentName; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; @@ -397,6 +398,9 @@ public final class KeyChain { * * <p> This method may block while waiting for a connection to another process, and must never * be called from the main thread. + * <p> As {@link Activity} and {@link Service} contexts are short-lived and can be destroyed + * at any time from the main thread, it is safer to rely on a long-lived context such as one + * returned from {@link Context#getApplicationContext()}. * * @param alias The alias of the desired private key, typically returned via * {@link KeyChainAliasCallback#alias}. @@ -443,6 +447,9 @@ public final class KeyChain { * * <p> This method may block while waiting for a connection to another process, and must never * be called from the main thread. + * <p> As {@link Activity} and {@link Service} contexts are short-lived and can be destroyed + * at any time from the main thread, it is safer to rely on a long-lived context such as one + * returned from {@link Context#getApplicationContext()}. * * @param alias The alias of the desired certificate chain, typically * returned via {@link KeyChainAliasCallback#alias}. |