How to get the list of apps that have been installed by a user on an Android device?
Solution 1
// 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 ((appInfo.flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) == 1) {
// System application
} else {
// Installed by user
}
}
Flags:
Solution 2
Zelimir's answer is correct. But in some cases it won't give you all the installed third-party applications. ApplicationInfo
also has flag FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP
which is set
If this application has been install as an update to a built-in system application
On my smart phone such applications include Amazone Kindle, Adobe Reader, Slacker Radio and others. These applications did not come with the phone and were installed from Google Play Store. Thus, they can be considered as third-party apps.
So, you may also want to check FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP
flag.
final PackageManager packageManager = _context.getPackageManager();
List<ApplicationInfo> installedApplications =
packageManager.getInstalledApplications(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
for (ApplicationInfo appInfo : installedApplications)
{
if ((appInfo.flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) != 0)
{
// IS A SYSTEM APP
}
if ((appInfo.flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP) != 0)
{
// APP WAS INSTALL AS AN UPDATE TO A BUILD-IN SYSTEM APP
}
}
Solution 3
If I do pkgAppsList.get(0), it returns an ResolveInfo Object. How do I get information such as the icon, and packageName?
Just do this:
ResolveInfo info = pkgAppsList.get(0);
ApplicationInfo appInfo = info.activityInfo.applicationInfo;
PackageManager packageManager = = getPackageManager();
//And then you retrieve all needed data:
Drawable packageIcon = packageManager.getApplicationIcon(applicationInfo); //Icon
String packageName = applicationInfo.packageName; //Package name
String packageLabel = String.valueOf(packageManager.getApplicationLabel(applicationInfo)) //Package label(app name)
Solution 4
Nikolai's answer is correct, but could be optimized using an iterator. This is what I came up with:
/**
* Return list of installed user applications
*/
static List<ApplicationInfo> getUserInstalledApplications(Context context) {
// Get installed applications
final PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
List<ApplicationInfo> installedApplications =
packageManager.getInstalledApplications(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
// Remove system apps
Iterator<ApplicationInfo> it = installedApplications.iterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
ApplicationInfo appInfo = it.next();
if ((appInfo.flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) != 0) {
it.remove();
}
}
// Return installed applications
return installedApplications;
}
Solution 5
final Intent mainIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);
mainIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
final List pkgAppsList = context.getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities( mainIntent, 0);
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Updated on January 31, 2021Comments
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Raunak over 3 years
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?