Preinstalled application management method for mobile terminal and mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A preinstalled application management method for a mobile terminal, wherein storage space of the mobile terminal comprises at least one directory, the method comprising:
- uninstalling one or more preinstalled applications, wherein the one or more preinstalled applications have user-level permission to allow the uninstallation via a user,wherein the one or more preinstalled applications were previously installed from an installation package located in the at least one directory as factory defaults;
retaining the installation package in the at least one directory when the one or more preinstalled applications are uninstalled;
starting the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is restored to the factory defaults;
scanning, in response to the starting the mobile terminal, the at least one directory for the installation package of the one or more preinstalled applications having the user-level permission;
determining whether the one or more preinstalled applications have been installed;
installing the installation package of the one or more preinstalled applications in the at least one directory scanned to generate the one or more preinstalled applications having the user-level permission when the one or more preinstalled applications have not been installed.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a preinstalled application management method for a mobile terminal, where storage space of the mobile terminal includes at least one directory, and an installation package of at least one preinstalled application is stored in the at least one directory. The method includes: starting the mobile terminal; scanning the at least one directory; and installing the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory to generate a preinstalled application having user-level permission. Besides, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a mobile terminal. By using the method and the mobile terminal, the preinstalled application can be uninstalled.
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1. A preinstalled application management method for a mobile terminal, wherein storage space of the mobile terminal comprises at least one directory, the method comprising:
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uninstalling one or more preinstalled applications, wherein the one or more preinstalled applications have user-level permission to allow the uninstallation via a user, wherein the one or more preinstalled applications were previously installed from an installation package located in the at least one directory as factory defaults; retaining the installation package in the at least one directory when the one or more preinstalled applications are uninstalled; starting the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is restored to the factory defaults; scanning, in response to the starting the mobile terminal, the at least one directory for the installation package of the one or more preinstalled applications having the user-level permission; determining whether the one or more preinstalled applications have been installed; installing the installation package of the one or more preinstalled applications in the at least one directory scanned to generate the one or more preinstalled applications having the user-level permission when the one or more preinstalled applications have not been installed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal comprising:
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an input unit; a non-transitory storage memory configured to store at least one directory, wherein an installation package of one or more preinstalled applications is stored in the directory; and a computer processor coupled with the non-transitory storage memory, wherein the computer processor is configured to; uninstall at least one of the preinstalled applications, wherein the at least one preinstalled application has user-level permission to allow the uninstallation via a user, wherein the at least one preinstalled application was previously installed from an installation package located in the at least one directory as factory defaults; retain the installation package in the at least one directory when the at least one preinstalled application is uninstalled; start the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is restored to the factory defaults; scan, in response to the starting the mobile terminal, the at least one directory for the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application having the user-level permission; determine whether the one or more preinstalled applications have been installed; install the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application scanned in the at least one directory to generate the at least one preinstalled application having user-level permission when the one or more preinstalled applications have not been installed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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