Re: [android-developers] HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk messing default app association

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Murphy
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:48 AM, b0b pujos.mich...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to the geniuses of this world, on some HTC phones (in the US only it seems), HTC has modified the default Intent Chooser to comply with some Apple absurd patents:

Re: [android-developers] HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk messing default app association

2012-07-23 Thread b0b
On Monday, 23 July 2012 14:40:04 UTC+2, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: Also, you should not be getting a chooser at all -- HtcLinkifyDispatcher specifically does *not* show a chooser, but rather ensures that control proceeds to a preferred activity even if there are multiple

[android-developers] HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk messing default app association

2012-07-22 Thread b0b
Thanks to the geniuses of this world, on some HTC phones (in the US only it seems), HTC has modified the default Intent Chooser to comply with some Apple absurd patents: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3024889/htc-one-x-evo-4g-lte-custom-android-build-apple-patent-linkify The consequence is

Re: [android-developers] HtcLinkifyDispatcher.apk messing default app association

2012-07-22 Thread Kristopher Micinski
You can't modify it: and if you could HTC would be upset and change the firmware again to not let you... The patent thing sucks, no doubt, but there's nothing you can do but live with it or tell your users to blame Apple ... On Jul 22, 2012 10:48 AM, b0b pujos.mich...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to