Android Question Install apk >= SDK 24 (7.0)

[androidvh]

I like to install a new version of my App:

SDK < 24 is ok

Dim pho As Phone
                            Dim igis As Intent
                            If pho.SdkVersion < 24 Then
                                igis.Initialize(igis.ACTION_VIEW, "file://" & File.Combine(File.DirDefaultExternal, "temp.apk"))
                            Else
                                igis.Initialize(igis.ACTION_VIEW, "content:///"  & File.Combine(File.DirDefaultExternal, "temp.apk"))
                            End If
                           
                            igis.SetType("application/vnd.android.package-archive")
                            StartActivity(igis)

I have found this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41474683/programmatically-install-an-apk-in-android-7-api24

but how to release this case in B4X?

Kind regards

Volker

 

[DonManfred]

You can try (did not tried it as yet)

Attention.
1. You need to adapt your starter to get the shared folder...

Sub Process_Globals
    Public rp As RuntimePermissions
    Public shared As String
End Sub

Sub Service_Create
    shared = rp.GetSafeDirDefaultExternal("shared")
End Sub

2. You need to save the temp.apk to the shared folder when downloading...

3.

Dim pho As Phone
    Dim igis As Intent
    igis.Initialize(igis.ACTION_VIEW, CreateFileProviderUri(starter.shared, "temp.apk"))    igis.SetType("application/vnd.android.package-archive")
    igis.Flags = 1  ' addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION) which is the constant 1
    StartActivity(igis)

Needed helper sub

Sub CreateFileProviderUri (Dir As String, FileName As String) As Object
    Dim FileProvider As JavaObject
    Dim context As JavaObject
    context.InitializeContext
    FileProvider.InitializeStatic("android.support.v4.content.FileProvider")
    Dim f As JavaObject
    f.InitializeNewInstance("java.io.File", Array(Dir, FileName))
    Return FileProvider.RunMethod("getUriForFile", Array(context, Application.PackageName & ".provider", f))
End Sub

Please note that you probably need to adapt the manifest too.
Based on: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...om-your-app-with-file-provider.70458/#content

'manifest editor.
'FilePicker is the name of the activity.
AddActivityText(FilePicker,
<intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.PICK" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.OPENABLE" />
  <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
</intent-filter>
)
AddApplicationText(
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="$PACKAGE$.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
</provider>
)
CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
<external-files-path name="name"path="shared" />
)

 

[Rusty]

After
StartActivity(igis)
runs, how can you tell the installation is complete if you are running this from a service?
If it ran from an activity, I assume it would return to Activity_Resume...
Thanks,
Rusty