Installed .apks are world-readable, and have always been this way. The only except is forward-locked apps; that is that a forward-locked app is, one that others can't read (and that is the reason for the negatives to forward-locked apps, because there still needs to be a world readable file containing its resources for other apps to access).
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't think any Bump (or any app) can do that on a non-rooted phone. > However, Bump may just send the "market:" url to the receiver, not the > actual app itself. > > On Jun 29, 8:16 pm, jsdf <[email protected]> wrote: > > It looks like you can send an app with the new version of Bump. > > This seems to include paid apps. > > Which completely circumvents the Android Market, of course. > > > > 1.) How is this possible? I thought access to apps themselves was off > > limits to API developers. > > 2.) If this is the case, why is Google not remote uninstalling Bump, > > and instead promoting it in the Android Market? > > > > (I haven't tried actually sending the paid app, so maybe it fails at > > that point - can anyone confirm? I hope to be proven wrong here) > > (I saw this using a Nexus One) > > > > jsdf > > -- > 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
