[adex08]

Hello,

I have a problem with reinstalling an application on a BlackBerry device.
After I reinstall I am being asked to reboot the device, but if I choose no I can still start the application. The problem is that the old application starts and I don't want that.

I there any way to check in java if the application was reinstalled and a reboot is required (maybe a system property or something), I want to show a message that the application will not work until reboot when the user tries to start the application.

Thanks,
Adrian

[dankarlinski]

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The app will not work until you restart it because of the fact that the system is using the files. Its just like windows update. End of story

[adex08]

Thanks for the answer dankarlinski.

[dankarlinski]

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Hope this answered your question.

You asked about adding text about having it not work until a restart. I don't believe it is possible as that function is built into RIM's GUI

[andreybutov]

Originally Posted by dankarlinski

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The app will not work until you restart it because of the fact that the system is using the files. Its just like windows update. End of story

I don't think that's what Adrian was asking about.

I actually think his question was more subtle, and a good one at that.

A user has downloaded a new binary, OTA, which replaced the existing running copy of your app INLINE. Since the app is running memory resident, the OS tells the user that a restart is required in order to properly install the new version - which is correct.

The user chooses not to, for whatever reason, but at this point you don't want the OLD version of your app to keep running -- indeed, there may have been a reason for the update (perhaps a server communication component has changed, and the client needs to match), and you need the restart so that the new version runs.

Adrian's question is a good one -- how do you, in the above circumstance, programatically determine if the device is in a "Reboot Pending/Required" state, even if the reboot doesn't happen for hours or days, his "old version" of the app needs to know that a new version is pending full installation.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to address this. I'll take a look into this right now, because the the question is solid, and a resolution would be quite useful for posterity.

[dankarlinski]

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I see. I must have understood it incorrectly.

Well, I know that if you use quick pull for example, and you deny the reboot now command, there is an entry in options>advanced>apps on the bottom. That tells you a restart is required.

As for the practical use of it, I would just restart it and do that. If it asks for a restart, it usually needs it to work

[DriveSafe.ly]

I had the same issues even if we killed all running processes that dealt with system interactions aka sms listeners. We still need to reboot the phone.