RE: [android-developers] Re: How to install APK programmatically without user prompt

Sometimes, though, the answer you want just doesn't exist, and by asking
"What are you really after?", the responder is trying to help you achieve
your goal by thinking around the problem.

Of course, if you'd prefer to just be told, "You can't. The end.", then so
be it.

Ted Neward
Java, .NET, XML Services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: android-developers@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-
> developers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of nyarlathotep
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 4:49 AM
> To: Android Developers
> Subject: [android-developers] Re: How to install APK programmatically
> without user prompt
>
> I honestly thing these are the most frustrating answers to get in a forum.
>
> People has not to explain what they're trying to achieve.
> If you know the answer good, if you don't, please don't say that there is
no
> good reason for doing this or that.
>
> We are not all trying to hack code behind our desks at home.
> Sometimes there are special requirements in a business environment that
> you have to implement and which people is not due and even allowed to tell
> you.
>
> On Sep 19, 12:11 pm, Oli <oli.wri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Pratik,
> >
> > I think you should explain what you're trying to achieve with this and
> > maybe someone can suggest an alternative.  There's no good reason why
> > you should want to install an apk without user input as that would
> > break security, so I think you just need an alternative approach here.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Oli
> >
> > On Sep 16, 6:32 pm, Pratik Prajapati <pratik.prajap...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I need to install some non market place APK programmatically
> > > *without *user prompt. I found some links on stackoverflow, but all
> > > those mechanism will prompt the user.
> > > Is there any way to do it with some APIs or I should use 'pm install
> > > <apk
> > > name>' command (doing with system() api)?
> >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Pratik Prajapati
>
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