Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Deutsch
Thanks for that info, didn't think about that. So, that means the DLC app would do nothing which means you hide the icon on the app list and only contain META-DATA tags in the manifest and the main app would just read the other programs manifest looking for those meta-data tagsinteresting,

Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Just look for the other package by name with the package manager. Ensure its cert is the one you expect to it can't be spoofed. If you want it to cary data about what features you are enabling or whatever, you can use tags under the application to supply whatever you want. On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 a

Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Deutsch
That's what I thought. Thanks. -- 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...@googlegroup

Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Scott Deutsch wrote: > DLC = Downloadable Content > When I said Polling an activity I meanstartActivityForResult() > then use onActivityResult to grab the results > Now when you do startActivity, a screen will appear. That's for the user to specify the resu

Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Deutsch
DLC = Downloadable Content When I said Polling an activity I meanstartActivityForResult() then use onActivityResult to grab the results Now when you do startActivity, a screen will appear. Now to your comment...I havent thought about a content provider or PackageManager. I would loo

Re: [android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Mark Murphy
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Scott Deutsch wrote: > I have a question for you all. I am trying to figure out a > Downloadable Content system for my app I am developing. I already know > that the DLC would be sold as a separate app on the Market place > (since they don't support DLC yet). What

[android-developers] Hidden Activity?

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Deutsch
Hello group, I have a question for you all. I am trying to figure out a Downloadable Content system for my app I am developing. I already know that the DLC would be sold as a separate app on the Market place (since they don't support DLC yet). I want to get results back from polling an activity.