This lockdown strategy is good enough for our purposes - we want to discourage alternative uses of our devices, and if a user does work around it it isn't the end of the world.
This worked for me: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8248213/use-my-own-android-app-apk-as-launcher-home-screen-replacement On Monday, September 24, 2012 11:58:58 AM UTC-4, TreKing wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Craig <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> I wanted to lock it down so the people getting paid to use it won't surf >> the web/listen to music, etc. To lock it down, I'm giving it the home >> category in its manifest. > > > There's nothing stopping someone from replacing your app as the default > Home app, or uninstalling it completely. Hence your "lockdown" strategy is > pretty much useless. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > -- 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
