The "public" API (i.e. one declared in the SDK docs) was removed in 1.6, so beyond 1.6 the only way to work it out was guess work/source code investigation.
To do things like non-user approved auto updates you need to jump through a few hoops and get your app pre-installed (and signed with the right keys I believed), which makes it impossible to do for 3rd Parties on any device where they haven't got a pre-install agreement. Al. P.S. I covered this when Andy Rubin made the comments, have a look at http://blog.alsutton.com/2010/05/07/google-android-apps-and-private-apis/ if you're interested ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 2 Feb 2011, at 21:55, Mike Wolfson wrote: > I am not sure about a specific API, but AppBrain could "push" apps from the > web to your phone before the most recent Market release (the one where they > updated the market app on the phone). After that, this functionality was > broken, and AppBrain said it was due to changes Google made to the market. > > Now, push installs from the web are available in the market released today. > > Here is the comment from AppBrain (directly from the listing for their app > Fast Web Installer): > Recent changes: > Please note: Google disabled fast web installer in the newest version of > Android market (2.12). > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
