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*At runtime
*At runtime
This relies on Android OTA update system which allow the system reboots into recovery mode then mount system partition as rw to apply system application changes.

XO-4 does not support runtime system partition update since recovery mode haven't been implemented.


==Upgrade system APP==
==Upgrade system APP==

Revision as of 10:00, 5 August 2015

System APPs

Android system APPs are these APPs which are installed in system partition. Since system partition is read only at runtime, thus the system APPs are not remove-able for general user.

Add/Remove system APP

In general, there are two ways to add/remove system applications.

  • At build time
  • At runtime
This relies on Android OTA update system which allow the system reboots into recovery mode then mount system partition as rw to apply system application changes.
XO-4 does not support runtime system partition update since recovery mode haven't been implemented.

Upgrade system APP

System Partition Size