We are seeing the same problem. Is there a way for OEM's to preload 3rd party applications and have the Android Market Application list these applications in "My Apps" and automatically notify the user when there are updates to those apps?
Does the Market Application have special handling for Google apps such as gmail, youtube, and maps - or is there something that other market applications can do to take advantage of android market notifications without having to first manually check for and update the application from the market first On Mar 8, 1:02 pm, "Wolfgang R." <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I just go a question for the google dev-folks. > We want to bundle our app with the phone and it needssystem > permissions - > So its placed inside /system/app - and it needs to be updatetable via > themarketfor further releases. > > So till then no problem, placed the app as asystem-app with > themarketcetrificate, > also updating via themarketworks. > > But the user is not notified about the update like it would happen if > the app was installed via themarketplace. > Same we recoginized withupdatesfor preinstalledsystemapps like > youtube and google maps, > where the update can be installed via the marketplace but the user is > not triggered even the the button shows install not update. > > If the user did download the app with his account once, then even > after resetting the device to factory default, the update is > recognized, which leads us to the oppinion that the app needs to be in > the database of the user account. > > Anybody made same / different experiences? Someone know a solution of > that kind of problem? > > Thanks a lot in advance, > Wolfgang -- 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
