You need to explicit set the MIME type to application/ vnd.android.package-archive. I have no idea what MIMETag is or why you are prefixing it in the URI, but basically you want something like:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setDataAndType(uriToApk, "application/vnd.android.package- archive"); On Oct 6, 8:22 pm, nknize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Either I'm not stating my question correctly or it just isn't being > understood. So I'll keep it specific and to the point. What is the > MIME type to "view an .apk" as you have so simply stated? I have an > apk that is already downloaded to the sdcard and I'm simply trying to > launch an intent to view it. > > e.g. /sdcard/myapk.apk > > If I understand what you are saying, it should be as easy as... > > Intent myIntent = new Intent( > Intent.ACTION_VIEW, > Uri.parse(MIMETag + > apkFile.getAbsolutePath().toString())); > startActivity(myIntent); > > So what is that correct MIMETag that will cause the system to find and > call the appropriate content provider that launches the install UI you > mentioned (that subsequently "asks the user if it is okay to install > the app..etc")? > > Thx again... > > - Nick > > On Oct 6, 5:01 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As I already said, you can not do that. If an app gets a permission > > to do that, it effectively gets a permission to do ANYTHING possible. > > This is not really a path we want to go down. > > > If you want to install an app, you need to start an activity to view > > the .apk (which you have already downloaded, and supplying the proper > > MIME type for the data), which will allow the system to bring up its > > UI to ask the user if it is okay to install the app with the > > permissions it requires etc. > > > That is the way it works. Period. > > > On Oct 6, 1:23 pm, nknize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's right... "You can't directly install an apk without the user > > > being involved." This is exactly what I want/am trying to do - let > > > the user install the apk through a customized application. Is there > > > an "out of the box" intent or activity that can be integrated with > > > one's application that allows the user to install the apk? Because > > > right now.. any attempt to install an apk programmatically inevitably > > > throws a permissions exception. I'm still unclear what is meant by > > > "launch an intent to view it." > > > > - Nick > > > > On Oct 6, 9:50 am, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Are you sure that INSTALL_PACKAGES will be a user grantable permission?, > > > > I can see an argument for INSTALL_PACKAGES having uses, but I can also > > > > see the ability for it to be abused to install Spyware/Adware which the > > > > user did not want. > > > > > Al. > > > > --http://andappstore.com/ > > > > > nknize wrote: > > > > > Adding android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES to the manifest results in > > > > > the following: > > > > > > 10-05 18:50:45.631: WARN/PackageManager(57): Not granting permission > > > > > android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES to package com.test > > > > > (protectionLevel=2 flags=0x44) > > > > > > Subsequently tried the following without any luck... > > > > > > try { > > > > > Intent myIntent = new Intent( > > > > > Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL, > > > > > Uri.parse("file://" + > > > > > apkFile.getAbsolutePath().toString()); > > > > > startActivity(myIntent); > > > > > } catch (Exception e) { > > > > > Log.e(tag, e.getMessage(); > > > > > } > > > > > > Results in the following: > > > > > > 10-05 18:50:49.440: ERROR/APKInstaller(316): No Activity found to > > > > > handle Intent { action=android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL > > > > > data=file:///c:/test.apk } > > > > > > I'm assuming thePackageManagerand/or IPackageInstallObserver must > > > > > play a role somewhere in this process. > > > > > > What exactly do you mean by "launch an intent to view it?" > > > > > > Thx to anyone that can help clear this up. > > > > > > - Nick > > > > > > On Aug 26, 4:27 am, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> You can download an apk and launch an intent to view it, allowing the > > > > >> user to install it, like the browser does. You can't directly > > > > >> install > > > > >> an apk without the user being involved (and thus approving the > > > > >> action). > > > > > >> On Aug 26, 1:26 am, Wesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>> hi, > > > > > >>> oic > > > > > >>> so this is means we cannot download the apk and install it or > > > > >>> somehow delete > > > > >>> the package using our application??? > > > > > >>> :) > > > > > >>> Wesley. > > > > > >>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:36 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>> This is not available to applications, sorry. > > > > > >>>> On Aug 26, 12:25 am, Wesley Sagittarius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>> hi, > > > > > >>>>> Does anyone successful use thePackageManager to install apk??? > > > > > >>>>> wesley. > > > > > -- > > > > Al Sutton > > > > > W:www.alsutton.com > > > > B: alsutton.wordpress.com > > > > T: twitter.com/alsutton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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