Correct forward locked apps can not be placed on the SD card. For what it's worth, market never ever rewrites anything about an .apk. It can't, because it is impossible for it to sign any changes it makes with your certificate.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Jeremy Statz <[email protected]> wrote: > For future reference: I've confirmed that setting 'copy protection' to > on in the marketplace does indeed mean you can't move the app to an SD > card after it's been downloaded. Clearing this flag from the app's > listing then re-downloading allows it to move to SD as expected. > > > On Aug 5, 5:26 pm, Jeremy Statz <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a good point, neither my manifest nor Mr. Wheadon's up above > > has a targetSdkVersion field. I'll try that tonight and see if it > > fixes the problem. > > > > The really bizarre thing is I have confirmation that some of my > > wallpapers DO work, and there's no configuration differences between > > them. In one case the free version can be moved to SD just fine, > > while the paid version (with a line-by-line identical manifest) won't > > allow it. Actually, I just realized I may have the copy-protected > > field checked in the marketplace on at least some of the ones that are > > broken. Does anyone know if that's a sticking point for SD install? > > > > On Aug 5, 2:58 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hmm, just tested against one of my Market apps and it worked fine. I > > > just installed it from the Market and was able to move it SD fine. > > > > > Below is my manifest, if it helps. Pretty simple app. The only thing > > > that jumps out at me is that I have android:targetSdkVersion="8", and > > > that does seem like that might be required. > > > > > String > > > > > ---------------------- > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > > > package="name.udell.convertor.lite" > > > android:versionCode="8" > > > android:versionName="1.3.3" > > > android:installLocation="auto" > > > > > > > > > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" > > > android:targetSdkVersion="8" > > > /> > > > > > <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" > > > android:smallScreens="true" > > > android:normalScreens="true" > > > android:largeScreens="true" > > > /> > > > > > <application android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_lite" > > > android:label="@string/app_name" > > > android:debuggable="true" > > > > > > > > > <activity > > > android:name="name.udell.convertor.LiteConvertActivity"> > > > <intent-filter> > > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> > > > <category > > > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> > > > </intent-filter> > > > </activity> > > > > > <activity > > > android:name="name.udell.convertor.LiteSettingsActivity" > > > android:label="@string/settings_title" > > > > > > > </activity> > > > > > </application> > > > </manifest> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
