Install APK programmatically on android

Question

I\'ve been trying to get an android application to install an APK on the sdcard programmatically but I\'m running into a little trouble.

This is how I\'m doing it:

Answer 1

You can add a receiver to your AndroidManifest.xml to listen to broadcasts if a new app is installed. Like this:

<receiver android:name=".PackageReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_CHANGED" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <data android:scheme="package" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

This class then gets called when a new package is installed:

public class PackageReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

  @Override
  public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    // handle install event here
  }
}