I was wondering if there is a way I can update my Android application which is not listed on the Android Market. I mean, maybe thorough my website? Any ideas? Many Thanks!
yes you can make downloadable your signed .apk file through your website via http.
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How to send apk file from android device to wearable device?
Having studied the official instructions, I did not understand what is best suited for this and is anything suitable for this at all? It seems like DataLayer is suitable for this, but it seems like Asset, and understand what is needed for this. I am sorry for my English! The problem is that I need to write an application that will download a watch face from a third-party resource from a link. More precisely, it is, but the code that works on the phone does not work on wearable devices.
From what I know you have to sideload your apps.
There is a tuto, i haven't tested myself but it should work: install legacy WearOS apps
I'm developing an android app that won't be downloaded via the Google Play store but instead through an APK listed on my website. I was looking for a way to update this app.
I've done some research and I think the best way would be to run an API at the start of the app that checks the downloaded app's version against the version of the APK listed on the website (at the time of app launch). If the version of the website APK is higher, then I prompt the user for an update. Ideally the API would get the APK itself without the user needing to go to the website.
I have some doubts about this that I hope someone can answer however:
First - Once I download the new APK does the old one get deleted or do I have to do that?
Second - How do I keep User Preferences?
If this isn't the right way to do it I'd appreciate any tips.
If it is the right way and you know of some good resources to build an API like this I'd appreciate those too!
I want to use the SJCL library in an Android app that I'm building. The thing is SJCL is a javascript crypto library. I'm new to Android development and I was wondering how I could go about using the library in my project.
What I'm looking to do is hash a person's username and password and decrypt whatever response I get from the server which is why I want to use SJCL. If anyone has any insight into how to do this, that'd be great!
I think that only way it can be done is WebView.
Maybe this will give you some lead.
Android WebView Javascript from assets
To achieve your goal, you can use this library for running JavaScript in Android apps.
I have recently started programming for the Android platform. I have a simple application which I would like to email to someone so that they can execute the application and check how it works.
I am currently using the Emulator in the Android SDK to execute my application but the person who I am emailing it to does not have Android SDK and it would be a mission to send the whole project folder.
Is there any way that I can send just one file such as an .exe or something that would allow the recipient to execute the application to see how it works.
Thanks so much for your help in advance guys
The "exe" for android is called apk. I suggest you to look at this question. You'll need to build the apk and sign it in order to be able to run it.
If you just want to send it to a user for testing purposes, you can enable the setting in the target android device to allow "unknown sources" (I don't know the proper english name, as I don't have an english android here at the moment). You can find this in the app settings.
In your development environment look for the apk file created by eclipse. Then connect your smartphone to the pc and copy the apk over. Start up a file manager and click on the apk and it will install just like any other app.
If you want to deploy it properly, you have to sign it and probably follow the procedures from google. Since I don't have a fully deployable app yet, I can't say what the procedures is for that, but the google site is very helpfull on all aspects about android programming.
Check the "bin" folder in your project path. There you will have a .apk that you can share with your clients.
If they execute it in an Android mobile phone the application will be installed.
First of all, I'm sorry I don't speak very good english. I have a thesis project to make android app similiar like logo quiz using java. Basicaly, I have to make the admin site of this app or make it updatable not via play store. I'm going to put the newest APK version in a website host. Does anyone here know how to make it work like that? Or maybe you have another idea to make the admin site? please tell me
The update also must be installed. The user will check is there any newest version. Then user will download it and the downloaded APK will be automaticaly installed
This is not easy to do. The only option you have is to write some server side code to let a client know what the latest version is. The client can trigger a local notification and alert the user that a new version is available.
Facebook managed to do what you're asking but I'm sure a lot of engineering effort went into it.
[EDIT]
Google has updated their policy to forbid dynamic updates.
“An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify, replace or update
its own APK binary code using any method other than Google Play's
update mechanism.”
FYI Without uploading on play store, user will never come to know about the updates of your app.
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There must be some kind of notification you should implement in your admin and send to your users using the app, and through that notification you should ask user to download updated APK from your web.