How to know my app is uninstalled from the device...?

android google-play

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Solution 1

My proposal will be the following. You can intercept the intent for your application uninstall. Simply put the following code in your manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA" />

<application
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name" >
    <activity
        android:name=".UninstallIntentActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.DELETE" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            <data android:scheme="package" android:pathPattern="com.testpack.yourapp" />
        </intent-filter>



    </activity>

</application>

After this you can somehow process that your application is going to be deleted (for instance, send you a email), and call the package manager uninstaller.

Solution 2

You cannot tell when someone uninstalls your app unless you keep track on the statistics in android market. And unless you have only a few installs, that may prove difficult

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Author by

Noby

Android apps developer.

Updated on June 27, 2022

Comments

Noby about 2 years

I have an app installed in many devices.

If app is uninstalled from any of the device I need an indication.

How to achieve this.

Thanks in advance...!
mseo over 12 years

Then there's no way to do it.
Noby over 12 years

I am in search of programmatic approach for the same task.
Bill Gary over 12 years

you CANNOT know when a device uninstalls your app programatically lol
Noby over 12 years

Do I need in add this into my app...?
Noby over 12 years

My main activity is different. If I place this code my launcher activity will not launch when app started...!
Yury over 12 years

Yep, of coarse you should modify the code. Here I've showed just permissions that you need and intent-filter.
Kishore over 11 years

its not lol..!! It is done already by McAfee, NQ and many others.
Seshu Vinay over 9 years

@BillGary its also done by UC Browser. It opens a webpage when app is uninstalled. I don't know what made you lol.
Vivek Elangovan about 9 years

Hi @Yury I want to send a mail to specific mail id wen user click on uninstall button.. Can u pls help me out..
Sam about 7 years

I just tested this in Android 7.1.1 and it didn't work.
portfoliobuilder over 3 years

These permissions are only granted to system apps