To install applications on android, we need the application to be in the form of an .apk file regardless of what we use to develop it, i.e SDK or NDK. Are there absolutely no other filetypes supported? If there are further patches for the android oses which have been already deployed on the phone, do we have to rebuild the image and install it on the phone again or is it possible to install it on the phone? Is it possible to have applications or services running on the device which can be built along with the source code, so that it is non- removable? I ask this because there might be some need for important services which need to exist on the device in order to keep track of applications or the device configuration. Is there anyway to perform a silent installation of apps? And is it possible to install such applications on the phone..?
Android has already been ported to MIPS architecture as well as x86 machines. Does that mean we would still want the applications to be in the form of an .apk file for installation? And will all apk files no matter what it is built for (arm or mips based) run on all android supported devices, taking into consideration only the hardware independent functions being implemented in that application? Thanks in advance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
