If a network operator (with a branded device) and/or an actual device manufacturer (in other words a body who has control over exactly what can go into the device) wished to - install a native component onto a device which requires root permission - but they don't want to include that component in the initial rom at factory flash time - and additionally they want the component to be packaged as a .apk and installed in the same way a regular 3rd party app from the app store is (i.e. without reflashing the device).
Then is there a means to achieve this? A 3rd party application developer wouldn't be able to accomplish this, but are there special mechanisms in place to allow this for OEMs etc.? (i.e. signing the ,apk with a special certificate derived from a root certificate on the device gives it elevated abilities beyond a 3rd party app, or any other mechansim). TIA -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
