Very nice! Now I'm going to order a G1. On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Brian Swetland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The 1.0r1 SDK unfortunately lacks the Settings panel, which is where > you enable "Unknown Sources" (Settings / Applications / Unknown > Sources) which allows applications to be installed from the web (click > on an .apk link). The user is still prompted by the device before the > application is installed and presented the usual "these are the > permissions this application wants" confirmation. > > Also, for developers, the Settings / Applications / Development / USB > Debugging option may be used to enable adb debugging via USB. This > allows for installation of applications via the adb commandline tool > (adb install myapp.apk) as well as the usual application debug cycle > using the eclipse plugin or DDMS. > > To summarize: > - The T-Mobile G1 device can install apps from the web or via USB with > the appropriate settings enabled > - The 1.0r1 SDK lacks the ability to install apps from the web due to > an oversight that will be corrected in a later version > > Brian > > On Sep 26, 1:23 am, blindfold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The T-Mobile G1 manual at the URL > > > > http://support.t-mobile.com/knowbase/root/public/tm30235.pdf > > > > reads > > > > > > > > > Install contents > > > 1. On the Home screen, touch the Application button. > > > 2. Touch Market. > > > 3. Navigate to and select the item you want to install. > > > The Item details screen appears. Read more about the item on this > screen, > > > including its overall rating and comments by users. If you scroll down > to > > > the About the developer section, you can view more applications by this > > > developer or send the developer an e-mail message. > > > 4. Touch Install (if free) or Buy. > > > - After selecting Install, the item will start downloading immediately. > > > - After selecting Buy, you may be asked to sign in to an additional > > > Google account. Sign in and select Purchase now if you want to proceed. > > > Step through the purchase screens. > > > > > Important! If an application requires either access to any of your data > or control > > > of any functions on your phone, before you proceed, you will see a > screen telling > > > you what the application can access so you can give your permission. Be > sure to > > > read this carefully! Be especially cautious if an application has > access to many > > > functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you touch OK on > this screen, > > > you will be responsible for the results of using this item on your > phone. > > > All support for Market applications is provided by the developer of > that > > > application. The developer information is available on the detail page > for each > > > application. > > > > Alternative means of installation are not listed in the manual. Does > > this mean that website owners will not be able to let T-Mobile G1 > > owners install Android applications directly from their own website, > > and are entirely dependent on T-Mobile Market or Android Market to > > serve their customers? With J2ME this restriction generally does not > > apply, and phone owner can just install JAR program files from any > > website they trust. The scary outlook would imply full control to > > block application distribution at the discretion of T-Mobile and > > Google. This complete blocking ability in the critical path of third- > > party application deployment would not exactly match my interpretation > > of "open". What do other developers think? > > > > In my testing with the SDK 1.0 r1 emulator I indeed found that I could > > not install my own APK application file through the emulator browser, > > getting the error message "Install blocked. For security, your phone > > is set to block installation of applications not sourced in Android > > Market". My APK file is signed, and has the proper MIME type for > > downloading, and it installs without problems (also on other PCs) when > > using adb install myapp.apk instead of going via the emulator browser. > > > > Thanks > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
