No it is not possible to install a *third party* app as non-removable by the user.
If you are building your own device, sure, you can put whatever apps you want in the system image and they can't be "uninstalled" by the user because the entire system image is read-only. That is entirely different than trying to prevent the user from uninstalling a third-party app, though. Also just to confirm -- it is indeed not possible for a third party app to silently install another third party app. On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Raghav Sood <[email protected]> wrote: > @Jim - It would be possible to configure an app to be non-removable by your > average user. Of course you can't stop them but AFAIK if the app is > installed by the superuser, example the bloatware that comes pre-installed > on most devices, then it cannot be uninstalled by anyone except the > superuser. Nothing stops the user from rooting the phone and getting rid of > it but your average user won't do that (most of the non-dev type android > users I know don't even know what root, superuser etc. is. Needless to say > the have never used anything except windows.) > > Thanks > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Jim Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 09:05:42AM -0700, Chris Stratton wrote: >> > On Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:17:04 AM UTC-4, Spooky wrote: >> > > >> > > Install it before the user is given their corporate phone and set it >> so >> > > it can't be removed. Of course, you can't prevent them from killing >> it, >> > > but that's another story. >> > > >> > How were you planning to "set it so it can't be removed" ? >> >> I wasn't.... ;-} >> >> Later, >> --jim >> >> -- >> 73 DE N5IAL (/4) MiSTie #49997 < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > >> [email protected] ICBM/Hurr.: 30.44406N 86.59909W >> >> Seen in alt.sysadmin.recovery: "Priceless; that's better than telling >> him to use the Read Manual command with the Real Fast option." >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Raghav Sood > http://www.raghavsood.com/ > http://wiki.androidappcheck.com/ > http://www.telstop.tel/ > https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Appaholics > > -- > 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
