diff --git a/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepcounter.xml b/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepcounter.xml
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index 000000000..401ae9224
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+++ b/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepcounter.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!-- Feature for devices with a hardware step counter. -->
+<permissions>
+    <feature name="android.hardware.sensor.stepcounter" />
+</permissions>
diff --git a/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepdetector.xml b/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepdetector.xml
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index 000000000..7037b9a47
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+++ b/data/etc/android.hardware.sensor.stepdetector.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!-- Feature for devices with a step detector. -->
+<permissions>
+    <feature name="android.hardware.sensor.stepdetector" />
+</permissions>