APK Admin Plugin for Flutter
A Flutter plugin for launching, installing from backup, uninstalling and sharing android apps and more!.
getting started
add apk_admin as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
dependencies:
flutter:
sdk: flutter
apk_admin: 2.2.4
Next, import 'apk_admin.dart'
import 'package:apk_admin/apk_admin.dart';
list of installed applications
To get a list of all apps installed on the device:
// App is a custom class created by the plugin and it contains
// packageName, versionName, decodedIcon, installDate and lastUpdateDate.
// this method takes three parameters:
// bool includeSystemApps => default value is false
// bool onlyIncludeAppsWithLaunchIntent => default value is true
// bool includeAppIcon => default value is false
// To show the app icon set includeAppIcon to true and use Image.network(decodedIcon).
ApkScouter apkScouter = ApkScouter();
List<App> apps = await apkScouter.getInstalledApps();
launch app
// Result retrieved from this method call tells you where the app was launched.
ApkController apkController = ApkController();
String launchResult = await apkController.launchApp("packageName");
uninstall app
ApkController apkController = ApkController();
await apkController.uninstallApp("packageName");
make backup
To make an apk backup of an app by its packageName:
// if the WRITE_EXTERNAL_PERMISSION is not granted
// the method will ask the user for his permission automatically.
// Result retrieved from this method call tells you whether the backup process
// completed successfully, failed or the WRITE_EXTERNAL_PERMISSION is required
// and method should be called again after the permission is granted.
ApkBackup apkBackup = ApkBackup();
String backupResult = await apkBackup.backupApp("packageName");
get backups
To get a list of all stored backups on the device:
// All backups gets stored in your app file directory
// under a sub directory called "backups"
// for example if your app package name is com.example.name them backups will be
// stored under /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.example.name/files/backups .
ApkScouter apkScouter = ApkScouter();
Map<String, String> backups = await apkScouter.getBackups();
restore app from backup
// You can get apkPath from the map retrieved by calling getBackups method.
ApkBackup apkBackup = ApkBackup();
await apkAdmin.restoreAppFromBackup("apkPath");
share app via bluetooth
ApkExporter apkExporter = ApkExporter();
await apkExporter.shareAppViaBluetooth("packageName");
share app link
ApkExporter apkExporter = ApkExporter();
await apkExporter.shareAppLink("packageName");
showcase
| Installed Apps | Backups |
|---|---|
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example
for a complete example please refer to this link
issues
If you found any bug please file a new issue here.