No prostrating necessary... all you need to do is build your own custom Android port. You can't do this on an off-the-shelf system unless perhaps there's a way to do it by signing your app with the firmware signing key, and you have the firmware signing key for the particular off-the-shelf system.
On Jul 16, 1:37 pm, DanH <danhi...@ieee.org> wrote: > Yeah, you're not a virus developer or bad person. So all that Android > needs is an interface that will ask "Is this developer a bad person?" > and allow what you want if the answer is "no". Should be easy to > implement! > > (I haven't delved much into the Android permissions model, but I > suspect what you want is possible with the right permissions. But you > can only get those permissions by prostrating yourself in front of the > Android Gods and begging for their blessing.) > > On Jul 16, 9:42 am, Cleverson <clevers...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm trying to develop an application that should not be visible to > > the user. I mean an app that can't be visible at the Manage Apps > > screen (Settings – Applications – Manage applications) and also whose > > services couldn't either be visible at the Running Services screen > > (Settings – Applications – Running services) > > > I know I'm trying to fight against Android’s nature of being open and > > give control to the user. But I want, somehow, to cheat the system and > > pretend the app does not run and even does not exist. Is that > > possible? > > > PS: don't worry, I'm not either a virus developer or a bad person :) > > > Thanks in advance! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
