On Nov 27, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Robert Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin Dangoor schrieb: >> I've been taking a look at what it's like to be an app developer, >> specifically when it comes time to test using physical devices. Hosted apps >> are fairly straightforward (though I have found some pain around appcache). >> >> I'm trying to figure out what an iterative development flow looks like for >> packaged apps. How does a developer install a packaged app onto a device >> (B2G or Android) without submitting the app to a Marketplace? Once the app >> is installed, can the developer use the same mechanism to update it? >> >> Beyond that, has anyone thought about how app developers will test >> privileged apps? >> >> I have not had success finding any documentation about installing >> packaged/privileged apps outside of the Marketplace (for development >> purposes, not for broader distribution). I'd appreciate any thoughts or >> pointers people have. > > From what I heard so far, the "Developer Mode" option hidden in the B2G > Settings app is the current solution for this: It allows *any* hosted app to > just specify being a privileged or certified app and state permissions it > needs in the manifest and it will be treated as such. > Unfortunately, this option right now is way too broad, as it applies to > everything on the phone, and it has no good docs or any warnings. Because of > that, there's discussions about removing it completely, see bug 813797.
OK, I didn't realize that that's what Developer Mode means, and I can certainly understand the arguments (given in the bug) for removing it. Thanks for the pointer. The bug is quite an interesting read. Kevin -- Kevin Dangoor Product Manager, Developer Tools Mozilla _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
