问题
As we can see browser API is removed from android version > 23, so is there any other method to get browser history with user's permission? Thanks in advance.
回答1:
Contrary to the cited documentation, com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS is still defined by the framework, and can still be obtained by apps. Unfortunately, on Marshmallow and later, Chrome checks for a different permission, one that regular apps aren't allowed to obtain. For compatibility reasons, when that permission check inevitably fails, Chrome returns zero rows instead of throwing a SecurityException.
You can see the source code here:
query() calls hasReadAccess(), which calls hasPermission("com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"), which on API >= M ignores the permission argument and instead checks for com.android.chrome.permission.READ_WRITE_BOOKMARK_FOLDERS. This permission is limited to system apps and apps signed with Google's key.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0-changes.html#behavior-bookmark-browser
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42502148/how-to-get-browser-history-on-android-version-23-programmatically