As Dianne mentioned, PacMan doesn't work. You actually can't seem to download it on the ADP1 anyway. However, I could retrieve the .apk of other applications downloaded from the Android Market.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Shane Isbell <shane.isb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joel, > > Can you download PacMan from the Android Market? Then type: "adb pull > /data/app-private/com.NamcoNetworks.PacMan.apk" See if you can grab that guy > off. Or if anyone else with a dev phone, if they have time. > > Thanks, > Shane > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Joel Knighton > <joel.knigh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Shane, >> Although I had not yet attempted to do so, it looks as if your question >> was already answered. If you need any more information about application >> installation on the ADP1, feel free to email me personally or post to the >> list. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote: >> >>> A third party application installed on even a locked G1 can be retrieved >>> from it with a simple "adb pull" (you just need to know its package name) or >>> programmatically by retrieving its information from the PackageManager and >>> opening and reading the .apk file path it tells you. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Shane Isbell <shane.isb...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Joel, >>>> >>>> Are you able to pull the applications that have been installed through >>>> Android Market off of the device on the dev phone? SAM is using the system >>>> installer, so it will be the same as Android Market. >>>> >>>> We are limiting paid purchases to just the device. Secure for G1, but >>>> interesting to see what the implications are on the dev phone. Web >>>> installs, >>>> like through Handango or AndroidGuys, go straight to /sdcard/downloads, so >>>> that method is wide open, and you might as well be giving your application >>>> away. >>>> >>>> As I discussed with Steff, security is not 100%, some people are going >>>> to be knowledgable enough to obtain installed applications, even from >>>> Android Market. At SlideME, we will do our best to protect paid content. If >>>> there are any security issues that people find, let us know and we will >>>> address them. We also have a project that has been under development that I >>>> hope will address some of these additional concerns next month. >>>> >>>> When I was involved in a J2ME provisioning server launch at a US >>>> carrier, a number of years ago, a lot of the same concerns existed. >>>> Ultimately the fraud rate was pretty low and the carrier did quiet well. >>>> Eventually, they implemented things like forward locking, to address the >>>> concerns of major content providers. The decision lies strictly in the >>>> expected fraud rate and how much the developer is willing to pay to protect >>>> themselves. That is largely a personal call. Paying an extra 20-25% to >>>> insure that the application can't be forwarded to another user, when the >>>> fraud rate is 5%, wouldn't justify it. If you are thinking 30% fraud rate >>>> it >>>> will. But typically fraud rates are not nearly that high in mobile. Most >>>> people aren't motivated enough and wouldn't trust an app from an unknown >>>> source. People really do pay for applications in mobile. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shane >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Joel Knighton <joel.knigh...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> What's this about Android Market not being available on developer >>>>> phones? Based on the developer phone sitting next to me, I'm going to >>>>> have >>>>> to say that's just not true. Android Market is definitely available on >>>>> developer phones. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Michael MacDonald < >>>>> googlec...@antlersoft.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I believe applications are written to a directory on the phone that is >>>>>> not visible to normal users (via unix permissions). If you have a >>>>>> developer phone (which gives you root access) you could access it. >>>>>> I think that's oneof the reasons Android Market is not available on >>>>>> the developer phones. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know what SlideMe's policy is, but I think in general if you >>>>>> make your application installer available to people who have root >>>>>> access >>>>>> to their phones,they will be able to get the .apk and potentially make >>>>>> it available to anyone with the SDK to install. >>>>>> >>>>>> Steff wrote: >>>>>> > Hi >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I am thing about releasing my application on SlideMe. I have talked >>>>>> to >>>>>> > someone with SlideMe, and they tell me that priced application is >>>>>> just >>>>>> > installed on the device itself. I asked them how they prevent people >>>>>> > from just copying the application to another phone - for instance >>>>>> > using some filebrowser app for Andoid. They tell me that the >>>>>> > applications are stored as "private" and that they cannot be copied, >>>>>> > but I dont quit understand. Is there some feature in Android letting >>>>>> > applications (for instance SlideMe's SAM), copy files to the device, >>>>>> > files that cannot be copied, but can be loaded to run? >>>>>> > If yes, please direct me to some documentation/explanation of that >>>>>> > feature! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Regards, Per Steffensen >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Joel Knighton >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. All such questions should be posted on public >>> forums, where I and others can see and answer them. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joel Knighton >> >> >> > > > > -- Joel Knighton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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