[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
are there any plans for that... one user of mine told me he heared about... but i did not found news here? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
I wouldn't expect this to happen soon -- being able to run an .apk from the browser essentially means installing it, so that the security permissions it requests can be granted to it, so the user needs to be involved with what is going on. At the end of the day, I can't really see this as being a whole lot easier than just having a link to the app on Market. I think there is a really important distinction between something the browser runs for the user, vs. something the user explicitly decides to install. The former you want to much more tightly sandbox and control; once you pass the line to the user explicitly installing it, things open up a lot more. Also as a purely practical matter, right now the browser runs as a single uid; to be able to download an .apk and run it in the browser (assuming we are okay with not giving this code any special permissions so no need to involve the user) would require creating and assigning it a temporary uid and running it in its own process... which is again basically installing it as a full-fledged app, just not showing a permissions dialog (because there are none). There is also a lot in the framework that closely depends on an application being published in the package manager as a real app, which the activity manager and others can manage, for most of the basic Android APIs to work. On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:25 AM, guruk ilovesi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, first I like to thank you the whole Android Team and all Users who helped me over time with me Questions. Amazing Work. My simple App My Days is now in the Top 100 from Android Apps. What I like to suggest now for the Android Project is the Option to run .apk's in a Browser. That may sound a bit crazy, but also imagine how cool it would be to see your App running in a Browser http://code.google.com/p/drine/ is the first Project I saw working on that Idea and I like it a lot. In my View it would need a Plugin from Google Android for a Browser like Chrome, FF, IE ... that would allow to run .apks Is something like that planned or just what do you think about? Greets Chris -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com 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 Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
Hi Dianne, i am happy someone from the android team comes in that discussion. Just you may missunderstood. Its not about to download that app in the Browser and run it on a mobile. Its about to compile that App (i called it apk) for a BrowserVersion. Just think, We have GWT (to generate Browser App), Android for Mobile Apps. I think it would be so cool to code one app and just compile it for Android or Browser. Finaly, yes I wrote .apk, because I thought should there be already an apk we just would need like an emulator plugin for a browser and could run the apk directly in the browser, just as a browser application. For sure I can not use all functions in the browser as in the Mobile. But that would be just a few /* */ and not like now writing the same app totaly again from the ground just to have a Browser Version from it. I think right now about my app My Days. 99% would look same in a browser but now if I like to have a browser version (bigger screen and just for people without android mobile) I have to code all again. I asked that, because I think if someone have the power to create something like that its google. You have GWT you have Android... something that would make a GWT Source from my Android source... I guess you got the point where I am looking for. To make Android really a CrossOver language. Let it run as application in LInux, under Windows, in a Browser and for sure still on Android Mobiles :) Greets Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
Hi, just like to keep that Post again so hopefully someone from Android Team will make a Statement to that Issue! Are there any Plans to realize an option to play .apks in a browser? Greets chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
How do you find out about which apps are in the top 100 ? -- http://www.deepdroid.com On Jun 6, 7:25 pm, guruk ilovesi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, first I like to thank you the whole Android Team and all Users who helped me over time with me Questions. Amazing Work. My simple App My Days is now in the Top 100 from Android Apps. What I like to suggest now for the Android Project is the Option to run .apk's in a Browser. That may sound a bit crazy, but also imagine how cool it would be to see your App running in a Browser http://code.google.com/p/drine/ is the first Project I saw working on that Idea and I like it a lot. In my View it would need a Plugin from Google Android for a Browser like Chrome, FF, IE ... that would allow to run .apks Is something like that planned or just what do you think about? Greets Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Android .apks running in a Browser
hi deepdroid check: http://androidstats.com/ranking/applications its cool chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
