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copied!<blockquote> <p>1) is there a location I can place the apk where it will automatically be picked by the system installer?</p> </blockquote> <p>No.</p> <blockquote> <p>2) How do I bring up the system installer to install the application? Where do I find this application in Android 2.1 device.</p> </blockquote> <p>There is no end-user "system installer" application that is launchable in the manner you seek. Neither iOS nor Android have the old Windows Mobile concept of "here's a .CAB file, please install it".</p> <blockquote> <p>3) How do I tell the system installer where the file is located?</p> </blockquote> <p>In code, you call <code>startActivity()</code> on an <code>ACTION_VIEW</code> <code>Intent</code> that has the proper MIME type and a <code>Uri</code> pointing to the file in question.</p> <p>As a user, you download Astro File Manager or a similar utility from the Android Market and use that.</p> <blockquote> <p>Is this needed</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes.</p> <blockquote> <p>and if so where is it?</p> </blockquote> <p>Right where you are looking. If it is not there, then the device manufacturer -- possibly at the request of the carrier -- has disabled that option. It is possible that it is configured to be always on, so you are welcome to try installing something. However, if this is an AT&T device, for example, they force device manufacturers to disable this option.</p> <p>All devices that legitimately have the Android Market allow installation of APKs over USB, either using the Android SDK (which you presumably have) or apps like the "Sideload Wonder Machine".</p>

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