Custom app store - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I would like to add custom app store and be able to install apps remotely (e.g. make HTTP request to Android device to trigger app installation). Where would I start?

I found https://f-droid.org, which looks pretty much what I need.
Has anyone had any experience with using it?

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[Q] Fake location to get extra features?

I want to know how to make device as from -for example- US to get extra features for applications, such as Shazam LyricPlay (its only working devices from US, and few other countries).
I have a Nexus 7 tablet too, and I use a custom rom which has US market inside, so I can read books etc whenever I am, and I can use shazam LyricPlay too in my tablet. I want to know hot to achieve same thing for my SGSIII because shazam lyricplay is a cool feature. I have tried market enabler kind applications, fake location applications which didn't work.
So please if anyone knows, it will be apreciated.
Thanks.
I'm also interested.Anyone know how to do this?
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CSC and build prop changes i guess .
But most likely an app on Play or even in Themes and Apps

[Q] making an unremovable app

Hi.
I tried to search but couldn't find any solution for this issue.
I know making a real unremovable app is impossible, but I hope I'll be able to find a way to make an app harder to remove.
I want to make some kind of parental protection app.
it should be installed easily without much technical knowledge ( preferred that it will work on unrooted devices).
the app should be hard to remove or disable by the phone user.
who ever installed the app should be able to remove (probably with a password in the app settings).
I don't care if technical users will be able to easily remove the app.
I also don't care if the users will know that the app is installed on their device
I guess the simplest solution will be to some how hide the app from the app drawer.
I saw some where that Cerberus has that option but I guess it requires a root.
another solution might be if there is an option in the android os itself setting an admin password that will not allow
the user to install or remove any apps without the password.
any ideas if how to approach this ?
This is surely not a complete answer, but maybe a point to start with.
In android, you can write services: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html
A facility for the application to tell the system about something it wants to be doing in the background (even when the user is not directly interacting with the application). This corresponds to calls to Context.startService(), which ask the system to schedule work for the service, to be run until the service or someone else explicitly stop it.
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And there is a possibility of receiving a message if the uninstaller of an app is started: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html (ACTION_UNINSTALL_PACKAGE).
Google will probably help you on how to use these things
Thanks I'll have a look
David:D said:
This is surely not a complete answer, but maybe a point to start with.
In android, you can write services: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html
And there is a possibility of receiving a message if the uninstaller of an app is started: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html (ACTION_UNINSTALL_PACKAGE).
Google will probably help you on how to use these things
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Need a dev for a simple custom KIOSK rom

hi, i have an android app that is installed on certain devices. I tried different kiosk app but none is really working so i want to hire a dev to make a simple rom as a KIOSK, where the user will be only able to open my app.
If the device gets rebooted or powered it will launch my app and won't allow to do anything else outside the app.
Who is available for such job ? contact me please

MITMproxy - how to get working with apps?

Hello,
I want to inspect some traffic from one specific app and found this blog post https://medium.com/@gaikwadchetan93...rk-traffic-via-mitm-proxy-part-1-886f6324f705
The MITM Proxy is working fine with HTTP and also HTTPS in Chrome, but not in other Apps.
I've found out, that since Android Nougat no certificates from user store will be trusted and in the blogpost he wrote to edit res/xml/network_security_config.xml.
But how do I do this? I didn't developed this app, I've downloaded it from play store.
I think i have to use a rooted phone, whats no problem, but how to I do this.
How do I edit the res/xml/network_security_config.xml or is it possible to move the certificate from user to system store?
Thank you for your Help

Newbie to development....

Hello,
I have a programming background but I'm new to android dev. so may I ask:
How difficult would be to implement an app that returns the GPS location of a specific phone and what tool would be the easiest way to make it? Will App Inventor do it? Another tool would be RFO-BASIC. Could someone be kind enough to describe the steps involved?
Reason for this kind of app is a friend of mine who has a 15yo child with health problem and needs to monitor it. I know there are apps in the market but: 1) Most are not free and 2) Does not want to (or can not) get his child's email details to use it for this purpose.... What he can do is take the phone for a while and install an app.
I suggest you check the official website of android development, where there are documents and tutorial for android app & GPS location development.

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