android-package-managers

I am trying to get the default/preferred application for a given Intent . For example, when the user installs a second web browser, then attempts to open a URL, he or she will get a dialog like this: If the user then selects the Use by default for this action option, then the dialog box no longer opens when a URL is pressed. I am working on an application that should be aware of what this default or preferred app/action is. How do I do this? I am currently using the code below, but getPreferredPackage doesn't return anything: Intent i = (new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://www

I'm using reflection method freeStorageAndNotify: Method freeStorageAndNotify = null; freeStorageAndNotify = service.packageManager.getClass().getMethod( "freeStorageAndNotify", long.class, IPackageDataObserver.class); freeStorageAndNotify.invoke(PackageManager.class, maxCache + freeSpace, packageDataObserver); This causes InvocationTargetException: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10199 nor current process has android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE. Some points: - I already have android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE - This happens only in android "M" Version (Flashed the preview sdk from

I tried a lot to get the list of recent and running applications(not processes) but couldn't get it. I went through all the stackoverflow questions regarding this but the only answer i got about the running processes and recent tasks not the application specific like we can see in Samsung Mobile task manager on long press of home button. I am able to get the Running processes by this code : ActivityManager actvityManager = (ActivityManager) this.getSystemService( ACTIVITY_SERVICE ); List<RunningAppProcessInfo> procInfos = actvityManager.getRunningAppProcesses(); for(RunningAppProcessInfo

I am trying to make a program that shows all the active applications. I searched everywhere but could only find code that shows the package name only. It would be of great help if you masters can tell me how to display all the active application name Did you try using ActivityManager.getRunningAppProcesses() ? Here is the sample code for retrieving names: ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager)this.getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE); List l = am.getRunningAppProcesses(); Iterator i = l.iterator(); PackageManager pm = this.getPackageManager(); while(i.hasNext()) { ActivityManager

I am using the following piece of code at the moment: List<PackageInfo> packs = getPackageManager().getInstalledPackages(0); but it returns Apps that have been installed by the both device manufacturer and me. How to limit it so that only the apps that I installed are returned? Zelimir // Flags: See below int flags = PackageManager.GET_META_DATA | PackageManager.GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES | PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES; PackageManager pm = getPackageManager(); List<ApplicationInfo> applications = pm.getInstalledApplications(flags); for (ApplicationInfo appInfo : applications) { if (

This question already has an answer here: Package name of current running application package name Android 6.0 [duplicate] 1 answer How to get package name from anywhere? 12 answers How to get current activity package name? as getRunningAppProcesses() not working in Android 6.0. Below is my code: grdPhoto.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() { @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) @Override public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) { //get package name of current running application. ActivityManager mActivityManager =

I plan on publishing my app on Amazon app store as well as Google Play, and have some things in my app that need to behave slightly different depending on whether the app was installed from Amazon app store or not. If I understood the PackageManager.getInstallerPackageName(String packageName) method correctly, it tells me the name of the application that installed my app. Right? If so, does anyone know what the value returned by this method would be if my app was installed from Amazon app store? If not, does anyone know any other methods I can use to determine whether my app was installed from