Device Apps plugin for Flutter
A plugin to list installed applications on an Android device (⚠️ iOS is not supported).
Change with Android 11
Starting with Android 11, Android applications targeting API level 30, willing to list "external" applications have to declare a new "normal" permission in their AndroidManifest.xml file called QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES. A few notes about this:
- A normal permission doesn't require the user consent
- Don't worry, this plugin automatically adds the permission for you
However, publishing applications on the Google Play with this kind of feature may change in the future. Quoting from the documentation:
In an upcoming policy update, look for Google Play to provide guidelines for apps that need the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission.
👍 Right now, there is no limitation, but be aware that this may change in the future.
Getting Started
First, you have to import the package in your dart file with:
import 'package:device_apps/device_apps.dart';
List of installed applications
To list applications installed on the device:
List<Application> apps = await DeviceApps.getInstalledApplications();
You can filter system apps if necessary.
Note: The list of apps is not ordered! You have to do it yourself.
Get apps with a launch Intent
A launch Intent means you can launch the application.
To list only the apps with launch intents, simply use the onlyAppsWithLaunchIntent: true attribute.
// Returns a list of only those apps that have launch intent
List<Application> apps = await DeviceApps.getInstalledApplications(onlyAppsWithLaunchIntent: true, includeSystemApps: true)
Get an application
To get a specific application info, please provide its package name:
Application app = await DeviceApps.getApp('com.frandroid.app');
Check if an application is installed
To check if an app is installed (via its package name):
bool isInstalled = await DeviceApps.isAppInstalled('com.frandroid.app');
Open an application
To open an application (with a launch Intent)
DeviceApps.openApp('com.frandroid.app');
Include application icon
When calling getInstalledApplications() or getApp() methods, you can also ask for the icon.
To display the image, just call:
Image.memory(app.icon);