On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Scott Deutsch <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a question for you all. I am trying to figure out a
> Downloadable Content system for my app I am developing. I already know
> that the DLC would be sold as a separate app on the Market place
> (since they don't support DLC yet).
What is DLC?
> I want to get results back from polling an activity.
What is "polling an activity"?
> I know that
> Activity can do that, but it would bring up a screen, which I don't
> want.
Huh?
> So, how do I do something like startActivity("packageName") but make
> that hidden from the user just to retrieve the info that is stored in
> "dlc app"?
You don't. You start a service, or query a content provider, or use
PackageManager to examine resources, or something.
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