I don't know the answer to this but it got me thinking that it would not be in Google's interests to allow this behavior otherwise alternative marketplaces could be released to the phone which would compete with the Android's Market.
On Apr 14, 9:13 am, tiwana <[email protected]> wrote: > So i downloaded the system images of cupcake for my emulator , my > emulator shows that it is now upgraded to version 1.5 ,i wrote an app > which can install other apps, gave this app INSTLL_PACKAGES permission > and installed this app in normal /data/app folder. But still when i > run this app i get the exception that INSTALL_PACKAGES cannot be > granted. i go to settings and see my app does not have this > permission. Is this because the system images available on net are not > fully developed? > > On Apr 14, 12:01 am, zhoubo shi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think we should not write anything to the system folder. > > > 2009/4/14 Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> > > > > Nothing has been announced yet. > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 1:37 PM, tiwana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> So when will be the cupcake available? > > > >> On Apr 9, 7:06 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > That's why apps can't install other apps without the user being > > >> involved. I > > >> > was addressing the first part of the original poster's request, being > > >> able > > >> > to download and run Dalvik code in your own process. In that case the > > >> new > > >> > API will let you do this, though of course you are running the other > > >> code as > > >> > -yourself- so taking responsibility for anything it does. > > > >> > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 3:35 PM, BIRJODH <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > Would not it be somewhat dangerous to allow apps is /data/app folder > > >> > > to install other applications?? An app can just create an infinite > > >> > > loop in which downloads applications which do not require any > > >> > > permission and keep on installing them and fill out the memory space? > > > >> > > Birjodh > > > >> > > On Apr 9, 1:56 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > > There is an API in cupcake to allow you to perform the dexopt into > > >> your > > >> > > own > > >> > > > directory. That will be available when cupcake is available. > > > >> > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Eborix13 <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > > Hi, > > > >> > > > > We are a team of Android developers and we are facing a serious > > >> > > > > problem for quite some time. Our app (a game client) is designed > > >> in > > >> > > > > such a way, that once it's installed it can be used to download > > >> games > > >> > > > > from a game server. In order for the downloaded games to work, > > >> they > > >> > > > > have to be installed and launched by the client. > > > >> > > > > The problem is that the client has no write/update rights for the > > >> / > > >> > > > > data/dalvik-cache directory, unless we specifically execute the > > >> chmod > > >> > > > > 777 command for that directory. Setting the > > >> > > > > android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES permission in the client's > > >> > > > > manifest file also doesn't work. After reading countless forums > > >> where > > >> > > > > other people have complained about the same problem, we would > > >> > > > > like > > >> to > > >> > > > > know when this issue is going to be resolved. Apparently the code > > >> for > > >> > > > > this feature already exists (the DexFile class of the so called > > >> > > > > "cupcake" release) but it hasn't been released yet. > > > >> > > > > What's more frustrating is that the Android team points out that > > >> all > > >> > > > > Android apps are equal, that system apps are equal in rights to > > >> custom > > >> > > > > apps. Obviously this is not the case. If the client game app is > > >> > > > > installed in the /system/app the problem described above is > > >> solved. > > >> > > > > System apps have the right to dynamically install other apps. > > >> Regular > > >> > > > > apps (installed in the /data/data folder) do not. > > > >> > > > > Is this issue going to be resolved anytime soon? Will the > > >> "cupcake" > > >> > > > > DexFile class going to be present in the next release? This is a > > >> > > > > rather urgent problem since we are waiting for this new > > >> functionality > > >> > > > > in order to continue development. > > > >> > > > > Thank you... > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > 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. > > > >> > -- > > >> > 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. > > > > -- > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
