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Commit fde9ac72 authored by Joe Fernandez's avatar Joe Fernandez Committed by Android (Google) Code Review
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Merge "docs: Cherrypicking change from honeycomb Change-Id:... 

Merge "docs: Cherrypicking change from honeycomb Change-Id: I6b62a5c608d3f17f5ff3c81773dc3055d0428d74" into honeycomb-mr1
parents aa0834e3 f6d8de6f

docs/html/guide/appendix/install-location.jd

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    <dd>The system delivers the {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED} broadcast

before the external storage is mounted to the device. If your application is installed on the

external storage, it can never receive this broadcast.</dd>

  <dt>Copy Protection</dt>

    <dd>Your application cannot be installed to a device's SD card if it uses Android Market's 

      Copy Protection feature. However, if you use Android Market's 

      <a href="{@docRoot}guide/publishing/licensing.html">Application Licensing</a> instead, your 

      application <em>can</em> be installed to internal or external storage, including SD cards.</dd>

</dl>



<p>If your application uses any of the features listed above, you <strong>should not</strong> allow

docs/html/guide/publishing/licensing.jd

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you won't be able to upload a new version that uses licensing.</li>

</ul>



<h4>Replacement for copy protection</h4>

<h4>Replacement for Copy Protection</h4>



<p>Android Market Licensing is a flexible, secure mechanism for controlling

access to your applications. It effectively replaces the copy-protection

access to your applications. It effectively replaces the Copy Protection

mechanism offered on Android Market and gives you wider distribution

potential for your applications. </p>



<ul>

<li>A limitation of the legacy copy-protection mechanism on Android Market is

<li>A limitation of the legacy Copy Protection mechanism on Android Market is

that applications using it can be installed only on compatible devices that

provide a secure internal storage environment. For example, a copy-protected

application cannot be downloaded from Market to a device that provides root

docs/html/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.jd

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</table>



<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> If your application uses the Android Market's Copy 

  Protection feature, it cannot be installed to a device's SD card. However, if you use Android 

  Market's <a href="{@docRoot}guide/publishing/licensing.html">Application Licensing</a> instead, 

  your application <em>can</em> be installed to internal or external storage, including SD cards.</p>



<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> By default, your application will be installed on the

  internal storage and cannot be installed on the external storage unless you define this attribute

  to be either "{@code auto}" or "{@code preferExternal}".</p>