Use the PackageManager API for this: http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html
On Sep 18, 2:02 pm, Anshul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am writing an app that would look for other services (each in its > own apk) installed on the phone and would start them. To achieve this, > I was thinking of listing the /data/app directory and find the name of > the installed APKs and start them as a service using StartService > function with the name of the APKs as the intent. > > When I try to list the data/app directory the list comes out to be > empty. Probably it is the security issue and the application is not > allowed to list this directory. Is there any other way I could achieve > what I am trying to do? > > I don't want to specify the names of all the services to start in the > activity trying to start these services so that I can install any > additional service to be started later on without modifyng the main > activity. > > Could I achieve this uisng intent filters somehow? > > Thanks, > -Anshul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
