If an app is built in to the system image, it can get the permission to install. I wouldn't want to ship a device with someone else's code that does this, though, as it is a huge potential security hole.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:08 PM, android xpert <[email protected]>wrote: > Dianne, many thanks for the response... > > Let me change the question a little bit. So if silent installation is > not possible for SDK/NDK applications, is it possible in anyway to > achieve silent installation? i.e. if I can partner with phone OEM, who > can either take my application and sign it or include it as part of > system apps. Can my application then have permissions to install other > applications silently? > > Thanks in advance, > > On Feb 2, 3:53 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > No this is deliberately not possible. > > > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:06 PM, android xpert <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Apologies if this post is not in correct forum. > > > > > Please let me know your suggested approach on my persistent problem: > > > > > Is there a way SDK/NDK applications can install other applications > > > silently on android phones 1.5 - latest? I am able to install other > > > applications using ACTION_VIEW intent (which prompts a GUI to the > > > user). However, I do not want GUI prompt. Is there a way to override > > > this: > > > > > - Preferably, using ACTION_INSTALL (or something similar) such that no > > > GUI shows up > > > - Incase, GUI always shows up then is there a way to override it using > > > text other than default? > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > -- > > > unsubscribe: > > > [email protected]<android-porting%[email protected]> > <android-porting%[email protected]<android-porting%[email protected]> > > > > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > answer them. > > -- > unsubscribe: > [email protected]<android-porting%[email protected]> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
