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sandalone
sandalone

Reputation: 41749

How to detect that new app has been installed on the device?

How does CleanMaster app detect that a new app has been installed on the device? Whenever I install a new app, I get a popup asking if I want to move the app to SD card.

I am trying to code similar behaviour but cannot find a way to do it.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 943

Answers (3)

kalyan pvs
kalyan pvs

Reputation: 14590

For this You need to write a receiver class like this 

public class AppInstallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
            //Perform Your opeartion

        }

    }

And register it in manifest like.

  <receiver android:name="com.example.AppInstallReceiver" >
    <intent-filter>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />

        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL" />

        <data android:scheme="package" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Upvotes: 1

Aduait Pokhriyal
Aduait Pokhriyal

Reputation: 1559

Android provides String android.content.Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED ="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" Broadcast Action: A new application package has been installed on the device. The data contains the name of the package. Note that the newly installed package does not receive this broadcast.

You can write a BroadcastReceiver receiving the Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED for that.

Upvotes: 1

Kanaiya Katarmal
Kanaiya Katarmal

Reputation: 6108

There is the ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED Broadcast Intent, but the application being installed doesn't receive this.

<receiver android:name=".MyReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
        <data android:scheme="package" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Upvotes: 4

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