You might also want to check the Downloader sample code from apps-for-android: http://code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/source/browse/trunk/Samples/Downloader/README.txt
R/ On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Xiaoliang Ding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Jean-Baptiste Queru > > Thanks a lot for your nice answers. You said DownloadProvider only can > be used by system application. Mind you tell me which system application use > DownloadProvider ? If the downloading functionality is really needed in my > app, what should I do ? > > Even though it's bad for me can't use DownloadProvider in my app, but a > very good thing you told me how to use package installer. > > Thanks > Ding > > 2008/11/30 Jean-Baptiste Queru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Unfortunately, the DownloadProvider is not currently available for >> non-system applications to use, and that's unlikely to change in the >> foreseeable future. Even more unfortunately, the current >> implementation of the DownloadProvider uses private APIs that prevent >> it from being recompiled on top of the SDK, which means that you can't >> re-use it "as is" in your application; high-quality contributions in >> that direction are likely to be accepted if various efforts are >> synchronized in advance. >> >> The manifest for the package installer shows you how you can invoke >> it: it responds to ACTION_VIEW / CATEGORY_DEFAULT on file: and >> content: URIs for the APK MIME type >> "application/vnd.android.package-archive". Full details here >> >> http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller.git;a=blob;f=AndroidManifest.xml >> >> JBQ >> >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Xiaoliang Ding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > Hi, smart guys >> > >> > I want to implement a application whose one of requirements is >> > download a >> > package and install it. What i want to know is can i use >> > DownloadProvider >> > and PackageInstaller in my application? How can i use them ? >> > >> > Thanks >> > Ding >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
