Hmmm... that's why I can't see the deletePackage method when I type getPackageManager(). What do you mean I need to launch the uninstaller activity? Is that the uninstaller app when you go to Settings/ Applications/ManageApplications in the phone??
If that's the case, is it not possible yet to uninstall apps using our own applications? Is there a way or code to just redirect to the ManageApplications window using my application? On Jul 6, 9:32 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > The deletePackage method is not available to third party apps. To uninstall > an app you need to launch the uninstaller activity to have the user confirm > what is going on. > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Roman <roman.baumgaert...@t-mobile.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Check out the UninstallAppProgress.java source in packages/apps/ > > PackageInstaller/src/com/android/packageinstaller > > > Have a look at the method and follow the flow of deletePackage. You > > should be able to find out what exactly is called. > > > public void initView() { > > requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); > > setContentView(R.layout.op_progress); > > //initialize views > > PackageUtil.initAppSnippet(this, mAppInfo, R.id.app_snippet); > > TextView installTextView = (TextView)findViewById > > (R.id.center_text); > > installTextView.setText(R.string.uninstalling); > > final ProgressBar progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById > > (R.id.progress_bar); > > progressBar.setIndeterminate(true); > > PackageDeleteObserver observer = new PackageDeleteObserver(); > > getPackageManager().deletePackage(mAppInfo.packageName, > > observer, 0); > > } > > > -- > > Roman Baumgaertner > > Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC > > ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together > > The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the > > author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily > > represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. > > > On Jul 2, 7:54 pm, aljo <aljochim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I wan't to uninstall applications using my application... I can > > > retrieve the list of packages installed but I don't know how to remove > > > them... I used the PackageManager class, getInstalledApplications() > > > method... I can't find any method like removeApplication() or > > > uninstallApplication(). > > > > the only method I saw in this class is the removePackageFromPreferred > > > (String packageName) method... It retrieves a list of preferred > > > packages.. I don't exactly know what preferred packages means or > > > somehow how to retrieve them... I tried to put a package name in the > > > method "removePackageFromPreferred (com.dev5.fivegame)" but it gives > > > an error... > > > > I'm kinda new to these stuffs so pardon me for my questions... > > -- > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---