When you publish the application for the first time it gives you the option of "Copy Protection". In it's current implementation, applications marked as copy protected are installed into /data/app-private instead of /data/app default directory.
I don't know a way to install application into app-private folder without going through market. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:51 AM, gopu <gopuraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > getContext().getApplicationContext().getPackageCodePath(); > > Its giving the path like "data/app/com.pakage name.apk" > > app-private is only for Market app? > > can u please explain what exactly the app-private folder is for or > have any docs regarding this ? > > > > On Oct 14, 10:12 am, m_vitaly <m_vit...@topixoft.com> wrote: > > How about app-private (secured) applications? > > Isn't it a market feature only? > > > > For your application you can set it as secure and all non-market > > installs will go to the regular app dir instead of app-private. > > > > Not sure whether a way to find out the installed dir is available to > > application by api. > > > > On Oct 14, 6:59 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > > > No, there is no difference between an app installed from the market vs. > > > elsewhere. > > > > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:33 PM, gopu <gopuraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I want to skip some framework changes to the market applications . > How > > > > to find out the current application is downloaded from the market or > > > > not ? > > > > > > Is the market downloaded app will be stored in separate directory? > > > > > > On Oct 14, 9:23 am, GPU <gopuraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > How to check from the framework that ,the application is downloaded > > > > > from Market or not ? > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- Best regards, Vitaly Polonetsky --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
