Hi Romain, How this can be achieved using intent filter? Can you please show an example assuming IM.apk?
Thanks in Advance Steve On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote: > > Replacing a core application is achieved using intent filters. This is > how you can replace Home with your own application or replace Browser > with your own web browser, et. > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Disconnect <dc.disconn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I thought one of the core tenants of Android was that developers could > > write, and end users could install, apps that replaced the default apps. > > (Such as k9 and k9sms.) > > > > Is this not, in fact, true? (And please don't try to claim that sms/mms > > isn't a core feature of a mobile phone OS. And both of those projects > are, > > from the start, forks of the AOSP applications.) > > > > Looking at the Android page (http://code.google.com/android/) I see: > > > > Any app on the mobile device can be replaced or extended -- even core > > components such as the dialer or home. > > > > ..the dialer has already been hashed over (at best, you can make > > non-emergency calls, but you cannot in fact "replace or extend" the > dialer > > completely.) Are you now saying that the entire statement is false? > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Yes in this case probably what is desired is changing the package name, > >> though that wasn't explicitly requested. But in Android that is how you > >> install an alternative version of an app -- by installing a -different- > app > >> with the same public capabilities (handling the same intents etc) as the > >> built-in app. Then the user is free to decide when and where they want > to > >> use that new app, if at all. > >> > >> For the desire to just install a custom version of a built-in app that > has > >> the same name, and is thus treated as a new version, of the built-in > app, > >> the basic answer is: > >> > >> - In the current platform, it is not possible to install an UPDATE (key > >> word) to a built-in application in to the data partition; updates can > only > >> be done by replacing the app in /system. > >> - In Cupcake we will have this facility, HOWEVER: > >> 1. You still must be able to sign the app with the same certificate as > >> the version in the system partition. If you can't, you can't update it. > >> Only the original author of an application can create new versions of > their > >> own applications. You won't be able to do this with any of the built-in > >> apps, because HTC and Google own the various certificates. > >> 2. It simply is not correct to install a your own update to one of the > >> system apps (contacts, calendar, etc) because those are part of the open > >> source platform and the company who made the phone you are installing it > on > >> could have customized that app in significant ways. Your "update" could > >> actually be a regression, or completely incompatible with how the > built-in > >> app stores its data. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Disconnect <dc.disconn...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> ..android-platform covers building apps with the sdk? Thats new. > >>> > >>> I think he's looking for info on changing package names so that he can > >>> replace the default apps. (I don't have that info handy, sorry..) > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Andrew Stadler <stad...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Wrong list. Please see android-platform, which covers topics such as > >>>> this. > >>>> > >>>> http://source.android.com/discuss for more information. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Gerald <myq...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> > Hi, > >>>> > I want to customize some built-in applications on android, for > example > >>>> > Launcher or Contacts, etc. > >>>> > I've downloaded the source code and compile it by eclipse > >>>> > successfully. > >>>> > But when I tried to run it, a signing error comes: > >>>> > [2009-01-20 16:17:27 - Launcher] Installing Launcher.apk... > >>>> > [2009-01-20 16:17:35 - Launcher] Application already exists. > >>>> > Attempting to re-install instead... > >>>> > [2009-01-20 16:17:43 - Launcher] Re-installation failed due to > >>>> > different application signatures. > >>>> > [2009-01-20 16:17:43 - Launcher] You must perform a full uninstall > of > >>>> > the application. WARNING: This will remove the application data! > >>>> > [2009-01-20 16:17:43 - Launcher] Please execute 'adb uninstall > >>>> > com.android.launcher' in a shell. > >>>> > > >>>> > I followed above instruction: adb uninstall com.android.launcher, > but > >>>> > it failed (Can't remove the application). > >>>> > The official document only provides "How to sign a new application", > >>>> > but it's not usable in my case. > >>>> > > >>>> > Does anyone know how to do it? > >>>> > Thank you very much > >>>> > > >>>> > Gerald > >>>> > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dianne Hackborn > >> Android framework engineer > >> hack...@android.com > >> > >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > >> provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > >> forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Romain Guy > Android framework engineer > romain...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to provide private support. 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
