so happy not be the only one who read the OP and sucked in air with a "oh you better not!"
On Aug 3, 7:17 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > That isn't the same thing. It still can't do anything more than the > permissions you allowed it. > > NDK or Java is irrelevant -- you could just have a little scripting engine > and download code for it. Or whatever. Trying to prevent apps from doing > dynamic code execution is kind-of a doomed battle. :) > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:13:26 PM UTC-4, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > > > Also just to confirm -- it is indeed not possible for a third party app to > >> silently install another third party app. > > > Though it is possible for a 3rd party app to silently augment its current > > functionality with additional code operating under its current permissions > > limits; trivially for NDK code, with somewhat more complexity for java code. > > > -- > > 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
