On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, peterw <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a "monolithic" update, right? You're not using anything like > Linux jffs/yaffs overlay filesystems to allow updating specific > platform files, but instead device vendors are pushing full platform > releases, right? >
There is no reason to do what you are suggesting. It can either be a complete new set of system files, or a delta update from what is currently on the device. > It's not that an OTA platform *can* update everything from the kernel > to core apps, but that OTA platform updates *do* update the kernel and > all the core apps, right? > I don't really understand that question. This isn't potential functionality. OTA updates have been delivered to many devices. Typically these are incremental updates (only having changed files and diffs from that is currently on the device) to reduce download size, though if there isn't an incremental available than a full update is always an option. -- 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" 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-security-discuss?hl=en.
