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Is the android market app already installed on every Android phone


I am developing an Android app, which will use C2DM. In order to use C2DM a Gmail account must be logged in on the Android device.

I searched and found that if Android market app is installed then the Gmail account is always logged in - therefore we don't need to create a separate Gmail account and log in to that account to use C2DM.

So is the Android market app installed on all devices?


Solution

  • No Market must not be isntalled on all Apps but i think it is on more than 99% of all Phones. Some Custom ROMs like Cyanogen don't come with pre-installed Market. But if Market is installed that does not mean that the user also has a (active) GMail account.