I tested it and it seems to work. Another great benefit is it allows you to target APKs other than your own.
Also, it has been around since Android 1.6 (API 4) http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#setPackage(java.lang.String) Thank you for your help! On Jun 16, 6:35 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Use setPackage() on the Intent, though I think this only showed up > with Android 2.2. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Alan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > Is it possible to have broadcasts that are only sent within an APK? I > > know that I can secure a broadcast using a custom permission string > > that I declare in the manifest. However, I do not want the user to > > have to approve a random permission just for internal usage. Also, I > > definitely don't want other APKs to have access to the broadcasts by > > using that permission. The broadcasts will have very sensitive data > > in them. > > > The only idea I have to get around this issue is to emulate broadcasts > > using service Intents and an observer pattern. Any other ideas? > > > Best, > > Alan > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version > 1.9.9 Available! -- 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
