I'm writing launcher where I want to delete specific application on user click without calling remove intent. Can I do this?
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2I don't know the answer, but I'd fear for my security if you could. – John Giotta Dec 07 '11 at 16:06
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Yeah, but there is security tips on application installation :) – skayred Dec 07 '11 at 16:14
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Yes, it is possible with superuser (root) privileges.
Just delete the corresponding apk in /data/app/com.example.app-X.apk
and the folder /data/data/com.example.app
Apart from that, there is no other way.

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