I had assumed that if an application was preloaded it could not be updated via the marketplace. My reasoning being: 1) A preloaded application is part of the OEM's ROM image. 2) The APK for the app would therefore be on the /system partition and thus be read-only 3) Therefore the only way to update such an application would be via a full update--which would only happen on maintenance releases or OS upgrades.
We are building an app that will be preloaded. In our initial discussions with the OEM, they have also indicated that it would not be upgradable outside of #3 above. However, I just had Google Maps present an update through the Android Market. This seems to violate the above assumptions in one or more ways. How does one preload an application and yet still allow it to be upgraded via the Android Market? -- 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
