Is there a way to initiate a fully automated app installation from with in Android?

Question

Is it possible to initiate a fully automated app installation (after a user clicked a "Install app" button)? Or do I simply have to open the respective Google Play page in the browser, and the user has to handle installation from Google Play as usual?

Answer 1

No. It is impossible to install apps from the API without user intervention. There are a number of reasons for this, you could perform privilege escalation, to mention one. Instead, you just have to redirect the user to the Google Play app.