Prevent Application from uninstall

[Pratik Goswami]

Hello everyone,

Can I restrict any user to uninstall application from phone? I mean to say can I bind any constraint with application that whenever any user going to uninstall that application at that time it ask for Password? I searched around internet but didn't find any useful which would be in my favor.

Waiting for reply.

Thanks & Regards
Pratik Goswami.

[Mark L. Murphy]

Can I restrict any user to uninstall application from phone?

You can build your own firmware, install it on your own devices, and sell those devices.

Otherwise, the user is in control of his or her phone and can uninstall any applications (s)he elected to install.

[Pratik Goswami]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for replying.

Now I am thinking about alternate way, can I monitor any application from my application? I mean, if I want to display a notification when user starts Contacts application or Messaging application etc.

Thanks & Regards
Pratik Goswami.

[Mark L. Murphy]

can I monitor any application from my application?

AFAIK, again, not without firmware changes.

[Pratik Goswami]

Hi Mark,

Thanks again for quick reply.

We have an action -

<action android:name="android.intent.action.UID_REMOVED" />

Can we have more information when any specific application is being removed from the phone?

Thanks & Regards
Pratik Goswami