That doesn't make sense. The ratio follows from how the system installs apps, so it would be silly to allow apps to override it.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:21 PM, westmeadboy <westmead...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > It would be nice if the Manifest could specify the ratio (default > would be 4). > > On Oct 14, 12:17 pm, Lucas <roll...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Well finally i found what is happening. And it explains the issues i >> was having and also what you said. >> >> I decided to take a look at the OS installer process, and i found the >> code that explains it all. >> >> packageinstaller/PackageInstallerActiviity.java (line 293): >> >> //compute the size of the application. just an estimate >> long size; >> String apkPath = mPackageURI.getPath(); >> File apkFile = new File(apkPath); >> //TODO? DEVISE BETTER HEAURISTIC >> size = 4*apkFile.length(); >> checkOutOfSpace(size); >> >> As you can see the installer checks to have at least **4** times the >> size of the apk we want to install in order to let it go. >> >> I think is a bit to much, and Google engineers must look on improving >> this restriction to at least not more than 2,5 times apk size. >> >> regards, >> >> Lucas >> >> On Oct 9, 4:56 pm, Dan Sherman <impact...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > I've had issues with the market installs as well (at least on 1.5), where a >> > 6mb apk required 24mb of free space to install... >> >> > - Dan >> >> > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:50 PM, RichardC >> > <richard.crit...@googlemail.com>wrote: >> >> > > I am running an application (CoPilot) on my HTC Magic that has >> > > installed 197Mb on my SD card. However its download size from the >> > > Market is only 6.92Mb. The rest of the data was post installed (maps) >> > > that I downloaded via WiFi using the phone. There is also an option >> > > to download the maps to your PC and copy them to the SD card. >> >> > > The point I am trying to make here is, I probably would not download a >> > > large (10s of Mb) applcation from the Market because the apk file has >> > > to go into the internal memory and this is a precious resource to me. >> > > However putting large amounts of data on the SD card later is no >> > > problem. >> >> > > With your example of installing from an SD card, can you not leave >> > > most of the data on the SD card and just install the application code >> > > on the phone? >> >> > > -- >> > > RichardC >> >> > > On Oct 9, 8:11 pm, rollbak <roll...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > Hello, >> >> > > > Which is the max application size that can be installed in Android? >> >> > > > I have made several tests in different Android handsets (Hero, G1, >> > > > Motorola Motus, Samsung Behold 2), and using adb i was able of >> > > > installing up to 100mb application in Hero and Motus, but trying to >> > > > install by SD card or OTA i was limited to a maximum of 50mb (even if >> > > > the devices have 200mb of free space). >> >> > > > Does anyone know which are the restrictions here? >> >> > > > Thanks, >> >> > > > Lucas > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
