Hi Petr, 1. You should use $(BUILD_PACKAGE) to include your apps in system image with appropriate signature. 2. You can update your system apps either with GooglePlay or FOTA mechanism, (But as you specified your app should only be available for your device, wither you should find out if Google play provides you such options to distinguish your devce or you can use FOTA for updating any of your ROM content i.e. system app or native binaries or anything)
Have a look at how FOTA works here: http://blogs.impetus.com/mobility/android/FOTA%20mechanism%20in%20android%20.do http://shriduttkothari.blogspot.in/2013/08/fota-in-android-mechanism.html Surely instead of Google Play, FOTA suits your requirement. Thanks, Shridutt kothari Impetus Infotech India Ltd. shriduttkoth...@gmail.com On Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:05:39 AM UTC+5:30, petr....@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi there, > > We're working on Android distribution for own embedded device. We have a > few special apps designed for my device (no use for other devices). These > apps will be preinstalled on the device and we must be able update them. > What's a better way to include these apps in resulted image? include them > precompiled (via. $(BUILD_PREBUILT)) or include them into build tree (via. > $(BUILD_PACKAGE), just with defined LOCAL_CERTIFICATE)? I suppose either of > way requires signing apps with our own release key (to be able update them). > What are pros and cons using google play for updating them? Are there > better alternatives? We'll also need build update mechanism for updating > firmware (native libraries, kernel), so wouldn't be better to use it for > updating apps as well (have only one mechanism)? > > Thanks for any tips. > > Regards, > Petr > -- -- unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "android-porting" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
