BlackBerry Limited
SELECTIVELY INSTALLING APPLICATIONS BASED ON MANIFEST FILES

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method of selectively installing an application from an application archive file is disclosed. The method includes receiving an indication to install an application on a computing device, the application being available for download as an archive file storing a manifest file and one or more installation files. The method further includes determining that installation of the application is permissible. The determining includes: without downloading the archive file, downloading at least a portion of the manifest file; and determining, based on the at least a portion of the manifest file, that installation of the application on the computing device would comply with a device management policy for the computing device. After determining that installation of the application is permissible, the archive file is downloaded and the application is installed therefrom. Related computer-readable media and computer systems are also disclosed.