Install (and update) android app from my own website and not market [closed]

Question

Is is possible for me to publish an android app on my own website and not use android market. The app is for use with our internet software services and is therefor only in the interest of our existing clients.

The second questions is, can I install updates to my app after it is installed or would I have to use the market to accomplish that task?

Answer 1

Yes, you can absolutely install directly from your own website. If you point your browser at the URL where your package is, it will know how to install it upon download.

As for updates, I don't believe you could have it do updates automatically when they're available without some other mechanism (having the app call home and check for updates or something), but if you just point the browser at the updated package to download it, it will handle the upgrade as well upon download and installation.