Question

Is it possible to set values in AndroidManifest.xml by code?

For example I want to set android:largeHeap=”true”, but it is possible only in 3.x platforms; but my application must run on 2.2 and above.
Then I want to set android:largeHeap=”true” on 3.x platforms and do nothing on 2.x platforms by code.

Any ideas??

Answer 1

It is NOT possible to change Manifest at runtime..

from developer.android.com :

The manifest presents essential information about the application to
the Android system, information the system must have before it can run
any of the application’s code.

plus:

These declarations let the Android system know what the components are
and under what conditions they can be launched.

so everything is specified before running and then your App runs, under permissions and conditions Android system gave to it.

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