On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:25 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 24, 12:33 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You can already find in the SDK that you can install an application > > > from any web page by simply downloading an .apk file that has the MIME > > > type "application/vnd.android.package-archive" associated with it. > > > This will be opened by the system's Package Installer app, allowing > > > the user to see what it is and decide if they want to install it. > > Can we use HTTPS and basic authentication for this download? > > It's just downloading content from the browser, just like you would an > image or an mp3. So yes, it does all of the same things. > > > > You can likewise use the installer yourself by launching an Intent > > > pointing to local .apk file and supplying the same MIME type. > > By local, do you mean that we need to download it ourselves and then > install > > it? > > Yes, if you want to install your own applications yourself. > Does this mean that the downloading app (in this case an application manager) needs to be signed with the same key as the application it is to install? Because I need to be able to install anyone's application, not just my own.
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