chaitanya wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> I am trying to install a 3rd party free app through code. I initially
> download the apk from the web-site (androidfreeware.org), store it on
> a SD Card. I am using an emulator to check whether my app is working
> properly or not. I have attached a SD card to the currently running
> avd.
>
> Then when the user clicks on the Install, I use this code to
> install it on the SD card.
>
> public void onClick(View arg0) {
> // TODO Auto-generated method stub
> boolean success;
> int result = Settings.Secure.getInt(getContentResolver(),
> Settings.Secure.INSTALL_NON_MARKET_APPS, 0);
> if (result == 0)
> success =
> Settings.Secure.putString(getContentResolver(),
>
> Settings.Secure.INSTALL_NON_MARKET_APPS, "1");
> Intent intent = new Intent();
> intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
> intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(downloadFile),
> "application/vnd.android.package-archive");
> startActivity(intent);
> }
You cannot modify Settings.Secure values from code. Please allow the
user to change that setting via the Settings application.
> I read somewhere that in order to install 3rd party apps we need to
> set the value of INSTALL_NON_MARKET_APPS to 1. Do we need to set any
> permission in the manifest file. Also, when I checked logcat I got the
> following error
>
> Could not read the AndroidManifest.xml file of /sdcard/test.apk
> and then it threw a FileNotFound Exception
Note that you cannot have the SD card mounted both on your development
machine and on the device at the same time. If you want to be able to
access files on the SD card from code, you need to unmount the SD card
from your development machine.
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