I'm hoping that this thing about blocking apps not hosted from T-Mobile/Google Market is just a mistake. If not, we have a system more restrictive than J2ME. Installation, GPS, anymore bombshells awaiting we wee developers with this open, pockmarked platform?
Shane On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:27 AM, blindfold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Exposing problems and restrictions is part of our work here. With for > instance the Nokia Symbian phones, website visitors can just install > my (even unsigned) JAR application file right off my website without > being sent off to some app store, be it iPhone's or Google's or T- > Mobile's or whoever's. There is no "Install blocked" there except for > a few operators that still block their customers from installing Java > ME applications. Is Google's application distribution policy with > Android Market specified anywhere? Will website owners have the option > to also let visitors install Android APK files right from their own > websites? The Android emulator now suggests that the answer is no, and > that this is not an operator restriction but Google's restriction. > > > On Sep 25, 3:37 pm, "Thomas Modeneis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I Think we (android developers), are very smart people and we will put > > android applications on top of mobile applications. so, talk less and > work > > more. > > Regards []. > > > > On 9/25/08, blindfold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yikes, you are right! I found that this "For security, your phone is > > > set to block installation of applications not sourced in Android > > > Market" restriction applies when launching after downloading through > > > the emulator browser. Putting the same (downloaded, signed) APK on the > > > sdcard via adb install yourapp.apk worked fine for me. Does this mean > > > that our apps will be confined to distribution only through Android > > > Market? I would not like that. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
