Open third party app

Question

I am developing an app that uses packagenames to start a Third Party App. I have done some research and found out that all apps can be started from a launcher intent. Are th

Answer 1

For above accepted answer, if the third party app is not installed on your emulator, you should gracefully handle it also. Here is a complete code for the same:

public void openThirdPartyApp() {   

        Intent intent = new Intent("com.thirdparty.package");
            intent.setPackage("com.thirdparty.package");

            try {
                ((Activity) context).startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_CODE);
            } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
                downloadIt();
            }
        }

    private void downloadIt() {

    Uri uri = Uri.parse("market://search?q=pname:" + "com.thirdparty.package");
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);

                try {
                    context.startActivity(intent);
                } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
    //creates a small window to notify there is no app available 
                }   

            }
        }

    }