Ok...how does this relate to what you said about installing apps being
prohibited?

On Apr 17, 1:10 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> Yes it can.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Peter <pkana...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Can't an Activity be started with an Intent created with the
> > Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL action, and a URI pointing to an .apk
> > file?
>
> > If not, where is information regarding the built-in app installer
> > activity?
>
> > On Apr 16, 8:10 am, Surendra Reddy T <surendraredd...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Hackborn,
>
> > > Thanks a lot for your quick response.
> > > My application sits on the device with users acceptance only.
> > > Once I have installed my app, I should be  able to download any properly
> > > signed APK onto the device and install it on the device without any user
> > > intervention.
> > > And the users of the devices will be intimated about the installation.
>
> > > This is possible on Symbian.
>
> > > Can you suggest me a way, since I have to have this in my APP.
> > > Is there any workaround for this or any hidden API ?
>
> > > Regards
> > > Surendra
>
> > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com
> > >wrote:
>
> > > > You can't do this.  The only way a third party app can install another
> > > > application is by launching the built-in app installer activity.
>
> > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:08 AM, Surendra Reddy T <
> > > > surendraredd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >> Hi,
>
> > > >> I am developing an app which should be able to install any signed APK
> > > >> silelently, and I need API to do this.
>
> > > >> I was unable to call installPackage(Uri packageURI) method of
> > > >> PackageManger on  Android 1.1 SDK.
> > > >> I have read in 1.5 docs, that Package Manger API is available.
>
> > > >> IF anybody know how to use this API, please help. If is there any
> > other
> > > >> way to do this, please send me the API name and usage.
>
> > > >> Regards
> > > >> Surendra
>
> > > > --
> > > > Dianne Hackborn
> > > > Android framework engineer
> > > > hack...@android.com
>
> > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time
> > to
> > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All such
> > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see
> > and
> > > > answer them.
>
> > > --
> > > Surendra Reddy T
>
> --
> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All such
> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
> answer them.

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