flutter_package_manager 0.2.0 flutter_package_manager: ^0.2.0 copied to clipboard
An android plugin supporting `PakcageManager`. You can get all of the installed apps and their app icon.
Package Manager for Android #
This plugin offers the ability of android's PackageManager
.
You can retrieve the app name
, app launcher icon
through
this package with its package name
. The package should be
installed on a device.
This plugin supports android only and it is based on androidx
.
How to use #
See the ./example
and ./lib
folders for the details.
Modify minSdkVersion of the android gradle #
In the android/app
folder open the build.gradle
file and edit minSdkVersion
to greater than or equal to 22.
Get package information from the package name #
import 'package:flutter_package_manager/flutter_package_manager.dart';
/// ... other codes
Future<PackageInfo> getPackageInfo() async {
final PackageInfo info =
await FlutterPackageManager.getPackageInfo('com.facebook.katana');
return info;
}
PackageInfo
class contains packageName
, appName
and appIconByteArray
.
appIconByteArray
is an array of base64
byte image of app icon.
You can get flutter's Image
widget icon by appIcon
getter.
If the app is not installed, than null
is returned.
Get package names of the all applications installed on the device #
import 'package:flutter_package_manager/flutter_package_manager.dart';
/// ... other codes
Future<List> getInstalledPackages() async {
List packages = await FlutterPackageManager.getInstalledPackages();
return packages;
}