What if I simply want to uninstall an application that I've installed and I don't remember it's full package name?
There is a way to list what files are inside data/app/? On 6 mar, 15:36, Jean-Baptiste Queru <j...@android.com> wrote: > (1) - yes the other app will still receive broadcasts, expose > providers, services, etc... The choice only happens for calls to > startActivity that hit two or more equivalent activity intent filters. > > (2) - in settings / manage applications, preferences can be removed. > Or by uninstalling your application. > > (3) - I don't know whether that can be queried in the package manager. > > JBQ > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Shadakshari Hiremath <shad...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks for all the valuable responses. I wasn't aware of the feature > > "User will be given a choice when doing an action that can be handled > > both by the built-in application and by your application". So, my > > approach was to replace built in app. User choice is best approach as > > user is going to decide which application he wants to make default. > > > Continuing on my previous question. Assuming user makes my application > > as default. > > > - Will built in app be able to receive broadcast events related to > > call state change, netwrork state change, new SMS arrival, boot > > completed etc if it has registered for these? I want to ensure that > > both applications don't respond to same unsolicited broadcast events > > and lead to confusion to user say by showing two notifications in home > > screen. This is just a scenario I am considering. > > > - How to make the built application default again? > > > - Will the built in application and my application be informed about > > whether it is default application or not? and how? > > > Regards, > > Shaddu > > > On 05/03/2009, Lars <lars.bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> The built-in applications are located in /system/app. Since /system is > >> mounted read-only you cannotuninstallthem unless you mount this file > >> system read-write and even then I'm not sure if they can be > >> uninstalled withadbuninstall... Also, I don't think you can change > >> to read-write on a real device since you don't have root access. > > >> BR > >> Lars Brange > > >> On Mar 5, 3:12 pm, shaddu <shad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hello Android, > > >>> We are plannig to write a new music application from scratch. > >>> Also we want touninstallthe built-in music application to ensure > >>> only our application resides on the phone.adbls /data/app command > >>> doesn't list built-in applications. So, I am unable touninstallthe > >>> built in music application without knowing its name. So, I am getting > >>> a feeling like built in applications uninstallation is handled in > >>> different way. > > >>> Please provide the full command touninstallbuilt-in music > >>> application. > > >>> Regards, > >>> Shaddu > > -- > Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > Android Engineer, Google. > > Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private > will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further > warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
