1. Download new app. 2. Tell package manager to install it, replacing any existing app.
Second step consists of: a. Force stop current app (stopping all processes, services, removing notifications, unregistering alarms, etc). b. Replace existing .apk with new .apk. c. Send broadcast about package being updated. Its data is not touched at all. On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Albin Stigo <[email protected]> wrote: > Background: > I'm developing an app which comes with a rather large database (static, > readonly), about 1.5Mb gziped. > This database is then served from a content provider. The database has to > be upgraded about 4 times a year. At first I thought about > syncing/incremental updates (then it would be readwrite of course) but now > I'm trying to keep is simple and thinking I should maybe just publish a new > version of app when an update is needed and swap the database under the > content provider... > > Question: > Since this is a content provider that is "public" and also might be serving > other apps in the future... What is androids procedure for updating an app > (via the market i.e). I'm assuming any currently running instance is killed > overwritten and restarted if necessary but I have been unable to confirm > this. Has anyone done something similar, hot swapping etc? > > --Albin > > -- > 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 -- 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
