FLAG_SYSTEM means the app was originally installed on the system image.  If
your app is pre-installed, and an update is installed from Market,
FLAG_SYSTEM is still set for the updated app.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:08 PM, dan raaka <danra...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a app with versionCode=1, pre-installed on the device (ie. the app
> is placed under /system/app partition)
> Then I post an app updated, versionCode=2, on the android market and the
> user download the updates the app. So, the updated app on the device is
> located @ /data/app
>
> Under this scenario .. will the below piece of code properly detect that
> the app is a system app ?
>
>                if((pkgInfo.applicationInfo.flags &
> ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM)!=0){
>                    isSysInstalled = true;
>                }
>
> -Dan
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