Re: Downloading apk

2019-07-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > On July 20, 2019 2:36:07 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > >> J. Landman Gay wrote: >> >>> I'll just direct the user to the web site where >>> they can click a link and it installs. >> >> Wouldn't that require instructing end-users to first turn off >> critica

Re: Downloading apk

2019-07-20 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On July 20, 2019 2:36:07 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: I'll just direct the user to the web site where they can click a link and it installs. Wouldn't that require instructing end-users to first turn off critical security features in Android? Kind of, so

Re: Downloading apk

2019-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > I'll just direct the user to the web site where > they can click a link and it installs. Wouldn't that require instructing end-users to first turn off critical security features in Android? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for t

RE: Downloading apk

2019-07-19 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Thanks, that settles it. I'll just direct the user to the web site where they can click a link and it installs. After I posted I did find the download in Chrome's download folder but I think that would generate too many support calls, especially since I couldn't find it immediately myself. -

RE: Downloading apk

2019-07-19 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
This is harder than I thought.. You need to create intents(different ones for various Android OS versions), add REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES in your manifest and make sure you have permission to external storage. The Browser method will only allow you to download the apk to the download folder and the