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The full source code of Android is freely available. It will tell you everything you need to know.

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I want to how applications are getting installed in android os. what is happening in the android os when we click the install button of an application ..am dng my project in android..My task is to block application installation..after the user clicks the install button the application will be installed in android os..what i have to do is i have to modify the android middleware so that none of the application gets installed.. thanks in advance reply me soon..
 
So let me get this right. You want it to be that after someone installs your application, you want no other application to be able to be installed?
 
ya i want no other application to be installed in android.. if user tries to install also i should block..This is my first task..after that my giude will tell the enhacement work..
 
suganya4488 said:
ya i want no other application to be installed in android.. if user tries to install also i should block..This is my first task..after that my giude will tell the enhacement work..
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I wouldn't know how do that, nor am I inclined to research this. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you.

I would think that you wouldn't be able to do this without a rooted device and without your application having been given root access.
 
suganya4488 said:
:confused:how package manager works? how activity manager works?? how applications installed in android..
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1. What is Package Manager and Package Installer ?
2. Where APK files stores in Android ?
3. What is APK installation process in detail ?
4. How Package Manager store data ?
5. Where I can find source code of Package Manager and Package Installer

Read below links to get answer of above questions

In Depth : Android Package Manager and Package Installer
 
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