On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM, John Gaby <jg...@gabysoft.com> wrote:
> The following is the routine that I wrote to test the function. The > call to manager.getPackageInfo works, but the call to > GetPackageContents returns null. > What is "GetPackageContext" in your code? Is that just a typo and should be "getPackageContext"? > I actually tend to agree, but I really hate to force the user to > install the app to internal memory (there is a fair amount of > content). The feedback I have gotten so far from the users that I > have asked is that they would rather see a separate app than loose the > ability to install on the SD card. Is there ANY other way to deal > with this? > Well for transferring data between apps, I will say the same thing I already have: I would very much recommend using a receiver, service, or content provider. Don't use shared user IDs. Your widget could just for example send a broadcast to your app when it needs to populate data. As a bonus, your main app could be the one in charge of the data and send a broadcast to the widget app when it has changed to give it the new data. I think you'll find this a much cleaner solution than trying to directly access data files. At any rate, offering your users a small add-on app that they can optionally download to provide a widget is probably not too bad I guess. Heck you could turn it into an advantage and make it paid so it is an additional feature they can purchase for your app. ;) But I do think you should architect it so that the interaction between these pieces is through app components, not data. It will result in a much cleaner and more maintainable design. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
