I repeat, no. If this is allowed, the user has effectively granted you every possible permission in the system. At this point we absolutely aren't going to do this.
It isn't a matter of this being a hidden API or there being a workaround. If the security system is working correctly, you can't call the API whether it is hidden or not, and there is no workaround. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Surendra Reddy T <surendraredd...@gmail.com > wrote: > Hi Hackborn, > > Thanks a lot for your quick response. > My application sits on the device with users acceptance only. > Once I have installed my app, I should be able to download any properly > signed APK onto the device and install it on the device without any user > intervention. > And the users of the devices will be intimated about the installation. > > This is possible on Symbian. > > Can you suggest me a way, since I have to have this in my APP. > Is there any workaround for this or any hidden API ? > > Regards > Surendra > > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote: > >> You can't do this. The only way a third party app can install another >> application is by launching the built-in app installer activity. >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:08 AM, Surendra Reddy T < >> surendraredd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am developing an app which should be able to install any signed APK >>> silelently, and I need API to do this. >>> >>> I was unable to call installPackage(Uri packageURI) method of >>> PackageManger on Android 1.1 SDK. >>> I have read in 1.5 docs, that Package Manger API is available. >>> >>> IF anybody know how to use this API, please help. If is there any other >>> way to do this, please send me the API name and usage. >>> >>> Regards >>> Surendra >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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, 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. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Surendra Reddy T > > > > > > -- 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, 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
