List All Android Apps Programmatically

1 year ago
William Carter
1 minute

One way to check all software packages is to use the PackageManager class to retrieve information about the applications.

  1. Firstly, add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE"/>
  1. Next, in your Activity or Fragment, use the PackageManager class to query for all package information.
PackageManager packageManager = getPackageManager();
List<ApplicationInfo> packages = packageManager.getInstalledApplications(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);

for (ApplicationInfo packageInfo : packages) {
    Log.d("Package Name", packageInfo.packageName);
}

This code will retrieve information on all installed applications and output their package names. You can also retrieve additional information such as the application’s icon, name, and version number as needed.

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