So when will be the cupcake available?
On Apr 9, 7:06 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> That's why apps can't install other apps without the user being involved. I
> was addressing the first part of the original poster's request, being able
> to download and run Dalvik code in your own process. In that case the new
> API will let you do this, though of course you are running the other code as
> -yourself- so taking responsibility for anything it does.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 3:35 PM, BIRJODH <birjodh.tiw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Would not it be somewhat dangerous to allow apps is /data/app folder
> > to install other applications?? An app can just create an infinite
> > loop in which downloads applications which do not require any
> > permission and keep on installing them and fill out the memory space?
>
> > Birjodh
>
> > On Apr 9, 1:56 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> > > There is an API in cupcake to allow you to perform the dexopt into your
> > own
> > > directory. That will be available when cupcake is available.
>
> > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Eborix13 <ebori...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > We are a team of Android developers and we are facing a serious
> > > > problem for quite some time. Our app (a game client) is designed in
> > > > such a way, that once it's installed it can be used to download games
> > > > from a game server. In order for the downloaded games to work, they
> > > > have to be installed and launched by the client.
>
> > > > The problem is that the client has no write/update rights for the /
> > > > data/dalvik-cache directory, unless we specifically execute the chmod
> > > > 777 command for that directory. Setting the
> > > > android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES permission in the client's
> > > > manifest file also doesn't work. After reading countless forums where
> > > > other people have complained about the same problem, we would like to
> > > > know when this issue is going to be resolved. Apparently the code for
> > > > this feature already exists (the DexFile class of the so called
> > > > "cupcake" release) but it hasn't been released yet.
>
> > > > What's more frustrating is that the Android team points out that all
> > > > Android apps are equal, that system apps are equal in rights to custom
> > > > apps. Obviously this is not the case. If the client game app is
> > > > installed in the /system/app the problem described above is solved.
> > > > System apps have the right to dynamically install other apps. Regular
> > > > apps (installed in the /data/data folder) do not.
>
> > > > Is this issue going to be resolved anytime soon? Will the "cupcake"
> > > > DexFile class going to be present in the next release? This is a
> > > > rather urgent problem since we are waiting for this new functionality
> > > > in order to continue development.
>
> > > > Thank you...
>
> > > --
> > > 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.
>
> --
> 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.
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