Method, user equipment, and application server for downloading application
A method for downloading an application includes, after learning an application downloaded by a second user equipment, sending, by a first user equipment that has an association relationship with the second user equipment, a downloading request for the application downloaded by the second user equipment to an application server, where the downloading request carries capability information of the first user equipment, and receiving, by the first user equipment, an application to be downloaded, where the application matches the capability information of the first user equipment and is sent by the application server. Using the foregoing technical solution, the application does not need to be manually downloaded for the user equipment, thereby saving manual operation and improving flexibility of downloading an application.
1. A method for downloading an application, comprising:
sending, by a second user equipment, a first request for downloading a first version of the application to an application server;
receiving, by the second user equipment, the first version of the application from the application server;
installing, by the second user equipment, the first version of the application;
automatically receiving, by a first user equipment, a first notification associated with the first version of the application that has been requested for downloading by the second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment and the second user equipment log in to a server using a common account;
sending, by the first user equipment after receiving the first notification, a second request for a second version of the application that has a same application functionality as the first version of the application previously requested for downloading by the second user equipment;
automatically receiving, by the first user equipment, the second version of the application from the application server;
automatically installing, by the first user equipment, the second version of the application;
automatically receiving, by a third user equipment from the second user equipment, a second notification associated with the first version of the application that has been requested for downloading by the second user equipment via a BLUETOOTH connection between the third user equipment and the second user equipment; and
automatically installing, by the third user equipment, a third version of the application that has a same application functionality as the first version of the application previously requested for downloading by the second user equipment.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein before receiving the first notification associated with the first version of the application that has been requested for downloading by the second user equipment, the method further comprises generating, by the server, the association relationship between the first user equipment and the second user equipment according to at least one of account information or a hardware device identifier.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second version of the application matches first operating system information of the first user equipment.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request carries second operating system information of the second user equipment.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third version of the application matches third operating system information of the third user equipment.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second request carries the first operating system information of the first user equipment.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first version of the application and the second version of the application are different.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first notification is from the application server.
9. A system, comprising:
a first user equipment;
a second user equipment; and
a third user equipment,
wherein the first user equipment and the second user equipment log in to a server using a common account,
wherein the second user equipment is communicatively coupled with the third user equipment via a BLUETOOTH connection,
wherein the second user equipment is configured to:
send a first request for downloading a first version of an application to an application server;
receive the first version of the application from the application server; and
install the first version of the application,
wherein the first user equipment is configured to:
automatically receive a first notification associated with the first version of the application that has been requested for downloading by the second user equipment;
send, after receiving the first notification, a second request for a second version of the application that has a same application functionality as the first version of the application previously requested for downloading by the second user equipment to the application server;
receive the second version of the application from the application server; and
automatically install the second version of the application, and
wherein the third user equipment is configured to:
automatically receive, from the second user equipment, a second notification associated with the first version of the application that has been requested for downloading by the second user equipment via the BLUETOOTH connection between the third user equipment and the second user equipment; and
automatically install a third version of the application that has a same application functionality as the first version of the application previously requested for downloading by the second user equipment.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to generate an association relationship between the first user equipment and the second user equipment according to at least one of account information or a hardware device identifier.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second version of the application matches first operating system information of the first user equipment.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first request carries second operating system information of the second user equipment.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the third version of the application matches third operating system information of the third user equipment.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second request carries the first operating system information of the first user equipment.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first version of the application and the second version of the application are different.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first notification is from the application server.