Yep this is to remove an update to a pre-installed app. This has been in the platform since 1.6.
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:23 AM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Mark Carter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I noticed that (on Froyo) when viewing Google Maps using the Market > > app (or going through Manage Applications), there is a button to > > "Uninstall Updates". I haven't seen this for any other app (but I > > haven't looked that hard either). > > If I had to guess, this is because Maps comes on the firmware and can > be updated via the Market. They label it "Uninstall Updates" because > removing the Market package would result in you still having the Maps > app, just back to the firmware edition. > > > Is this functionality available to the rest of us devs? > > If you ship as part of phone firmware, presumably yes. For example, > the device manufacturer might ship 1.0 of your app but tell you to > push updates via the Market for 1.1, 1.1b, System 3000, Mark V, and > 1.1c of your app. > > Note, though, that this is an educated guess, based on a few > conversations, with only a passing resemblance to absolute assurance. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 2.8 Available! > > -- > 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
