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, and an installation package of at least one preinstalled application is stored in the at least one directory, the method comprising:
- starting the mobile terminal;
scanning the at least one directory;
installing the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory to generate at least one preinstalled application having user-level permission, wherein the user-level permission allows a user to have permission to perform an uninstalling operation, and wherein an option is set to allow the user to selectively retain or permanently uninstall the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory in a case that the mobile terminal is restored to factory defaults;
adding an identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application to a user data partition of the mobile terminal; and
retaining the identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application after the at least one preinstalled application is deleted from the mobile terminal to prevent the at least one preinstalled application from being reinstalled.
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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, and an installation package of at least one preinstalled application is stored in the at least one directory, the method comprising:
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starting the mobile terminal; scanning the at least one directory; installing the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory to generate at least one preinstalled application having user-level permission, wherein the user-level permission allows a user to have permission to perform an uninstalling operation, and wherein an option is set to allow the user to selectively retain or permanently uninstall the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory in a case that the mobile terminal is restored to factory defaults; adding an identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application to a user data partition of the mobile terminal; and retaining the identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application after the at least one preinstalled application is deleted from the mobile terminal to prevent the at least one preinstalled application from being reinstalled. - 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 at least one preinstalled application is stored in the directory; and a computer processor coupled with the non-transitory storage memory, wherein the computer processor is configured to; start the mobile terminal; scan the at least one directory; install the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory to generate at least one preinstalled application having user-level permission, wherein the user-level permission allows a user to have permission to perform an uninstalling operation, and wherein an option is set to allow the user to selectively retain or permanently uninstall the installation package of the at least one preinstalled application in the at least one directory in a case that the mobile terminal is restored to factory defaults; add an identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application to a user data partition of the mobile terminal; and retain the identifier file associated with the at least one preinstalled application after the at east one preinstalled application is deleted from the mobile terminal to prevent the at least one preinstalled application from being reinstalled. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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