Yes, this is how the system works, it is intentional, a feature, and there is nothing malicious about this app. Our current solution to protecting apps is forward locking.
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:34 AM, gasolin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11月16日, 下午3時57分, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > You want to be a little more clear about what you are saying? All I can > get > > from this is that you have an app that allows the user to select another > app > > and e-mail it to someone else. If so... yes, the platform supports > this, > > it is no surprise. And what is "tAttachApkInstaller" and what does it do > > interesting besides the normal side-loading support in the platform? > > I said this app could backup your installed app via Email, and it > could be used in the malicious way, too. The platform supports this > feature is awesome. But paid app developers might not think so. > > This tech demo is not hard to write (it took me about 3~5 hr), others > might write similar apps in the coming days. How to help app > developers to protect our apps is the task that should be put on the > table. > > I don't know what tAttachApkInstaller does, but the default installer > can't install apk correctly as email attachment. (I'd like to treat > this as a 'feature') > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- 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
