> To install applications on android, we need the application to be in > the form of an .apk file regardless of what we use to develop it, i.e > SDK or NDK. Are there absolutely no other filetypes supported?
No. > If there are further patches for the android oses which have been already > deployed on the phone, do we have to rebuild the image and install it > on the phone again or is it possible to install it on the phone? There are downloadable OS updates. You don't have to build them yourself. > Is it possible to have applications or services running on the device > which can be built along with the source code, so that it is non- > removable? I ask this because there might be some need for important > services which need to exist on the device in order to keep track of > applications or the device configuration. No, the only way to make a service non-removable is to make a custom Android distro. > Is there anyway to perform a silent installation of apps? > And is it possible to install such applications on the phone..? No. > Android has already been ported to MIPS architecture as well as x86 > machines. Does that mean we would still want the applications to be in > the form of an .apk file for installation? Yes. > And will all apk files no matter what it is built for (arm or mips > based) run on all android supported devices, taking into consideration > only the hardware independent functions being implemented in that > application? Yes, that's the magic of Java-- write once, run everywhere! (ahem) Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
