Flutter App Installer
A Flutter plugin for installing app on Android. The plugin supports both install with Android intent and silently install.
Getting Started
Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:
dependencies:
flutter_app_installer: ^1.0.0
Android
Install with Android Intent
You need to add the provider inside your AndroidManifest.xml application section.
<!-- Provider -->
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileProvider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
</provider>
You need to create one android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml with the following content.
Please replace the packageName with your app package's name.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
<external-path path="Android/data/packageName/" name="files_root" />
<external-path path="." name="external_storage_root" />
</paths>
If your application API level is above 25, please remember to add the permission in AndroidManifest.xml file.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
Install silently
In order to install the APK silently, your app must be a system application or has root permission on your emulator.
You need to add permissions in AndroidManifest.xml file.
<!-- Install/delete permissions, only granted to system apps -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES" />
Usage
Import the package with
import 'package:flutter_app_installer/flutter_app_installer.dart';
Install your apk with Android Intent.
final FlutterAppInstaller flutterAppInstaller = FlutterAppInstaller();
flutterAppInstaller.installApk(
filePath: apk_file_full_path_here,
);
Install your apk silently.
final FlutterAppInstaller flutterAppInstaller = FlutterAppInstaller();
flutterAppInstaller.installApk(
filePath: apk_file_full_path_here,
silently: true,
);
Upgrade from v0 to v1
The installApk function call is changed from static method to non-static method.
Please remember to change the installApk function call in your application.