On Apr 30, 9:47 pm, EboMike <ebom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually... that's not a bad idea. Have the user install the 1.1-based
> app from the market, and if the code detects the 1.5 API, it brings up
> a dialog and offers an "Cupcake version preview" for download - that
> will bring up a link to the dev's site with the .apk for download.
>
> Downsides, of course, would be...
>
> 1. The user needs to allow installing third-party APKs in the
> settings.
Correct. For the enthusiast.
> 2. This will interfere with the phone's app installation detection, so
> the Cupcake version will confuse programs (including the Market app
> itself) that try to determine whether or not an upgrade is available.
Hmm, I never spent much thought on this - the apk's manifest includes
the pertaining information so one would think this would be the single
point of reference - regardless whether the apk is posted on a web
site, or on the Market.
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