2011/5/23 Chris Stratton <[email protected]> > Just send them an email with a link to the apk on your corporate server. > If you want, have the server make them go through a login or only serve over > your vpn or coporate wifi. Or have your app periodically check the server. > > As long as you are willing (and able) to check allow non-market sources in > the device's settings menu, and have the users confirm the installation, all > you really need to do is point android at the .apk > > Well, I didn't know I could just open and install a downloaded APK from the browser. In the iPad you certainly can't just download a IPA file and install from the Safari browser (in a non-jailbroken device). Even if the IPA file has the proper provisioning profile for an ad hoc installation in the device, Safari doesn't want to do anything with a downloaded IPA fle. I can only install through iTunes. I've yet to find a method this simple for the iPad. Anyway, that's off-topic.
The method you mention should be enough. I can just make an intranet page linked in the tablet desktop containing a link to the APK file (in case a new version is available) and instructions on how to update (really easy: just click the link and OK a couple of messages). It's easy and simple. The only downside is the user has to manually check that page to see if there's an update. It's not as clean as straightforward as Android Market messages automatically telling the user to upgrade when powering up the device, but I guess replicating the real Android Market is much more complex than this approach and not really worth it. Thanks for the suggestion! Octavio -- 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.
