Sorry, you can point them to that documentation if you want. This is a pretty fundamental aspect of the behavior of the SD card.
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > That's all good, but the end users don't understand these restrictions > and downrank your app if you don't offer the SD card option. I've > experienced this first hand -- even if my app is only 1MB. > > > > On Jan 16, 11:44 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes because the apps on SD card are not mounted by the time the boot > > completed broadcast is sent. > > > > The restrictions, including BOOT_COMPLETED, are documented here: > > > > http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html > > > > <http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html>Note > that > > it should be clear by this that the feature is *not* intended for use by > > most applications. The target for it is really large games or other > large > > applications that are self-contained and don't interact with other parts > of > > the system. The fact that the app can disappear at any point in order to > > transfer data with the SD card is limiting in what it makes sense for > such > > apps to do. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Really? That's not good. I am really starting to think that the move > > > to SD card option is more trouble than it's worth. > > > > > Of course, not offerring this is an invitation for morons who give 1- > > > stars for any app that doesn't offer it, no matter how small. > > > > > On Jan 16, 10:33 am, Ken H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Figured out the problem...a little pissed by it. > > > > > > Apparently, if your app is designed to listen for the BOOT_COMPLETED > > > > broadcast, and you allow it to be moved to the SD card, it will not > > > > hear the BOOT_COMPLETED message. Annoying to say the least. > > > > > > Just out of curiosity, after spending several hours trying to fix it, > > > > does anybody know why this is? > > > > > > Ken H > > > > > -- > > > 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]> > <android-developers%2Bunsubs[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.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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
