[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
Shibbs wrote: > One final query, if I pursue the above mentioned course & improve the > build-in contacts app, then would I be able to build (make) the > improved contacts source code & get a Contacts.apk. If yes, then can I > distribute it as normal android app, which would run on any android > d

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Shibbs
Mark wrote: > Your work will probably still be valued in improving the built-in > Android Contacts application, if you wish to pursue that course. Cool, that sounds encouraging. One final query, if I pursue the above mentioned course & improve the build-in contacts app, then would I be able to b

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
Shibbs wrote: > Ah sad ending to our over enthu project: > > For the past few days, I have been searching like mad, like many other > developers from past who were trying to achieve something similar. > But, it was not very clear that we won't be able to do, with all > respect to your below c

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Shibbs
Ah sad ending to our over enthu project: For the past few days, I have been searching like mad, like many other developers from past who were trying to achieve something similar. But, it was not very clear that we won't be able to do, with all respect to your below comment I am stopping furth

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
Shibbs wrote: > As suggested, If i remove all the internal api calls (mentioned in my > previous mail), I may have to compromise / even break some of the > functionality of Contacts app. Correct. > I am trying to add more features to the existing contacts app, without > loosing any of existing c

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Shibbs
Hi Mark, Thanks for the response. Mark wrote: >If you are trying to make a separate installable application, remove all >>functionality from the code that relies upon classes not in the SDK. Yes that's exactly what I am trying to do. As suggested, If i remove all the internal api calls (mentio

[android-developers] Re: Build Contact "Stand Alone" apk - from Android Contact Source Code?

2009-07-15 Thread Mark Murphy
Shibbs wrote: > I am trying to create a separate Contacts "stand alone" App using the > existing android contacts source code, once that done I intend to add > some more features ( code ) to contacts source & make a contacts.apk > out of it. > > Is it possible? Not without a lot of work. > The