For getting a list of *all* applications, use PackageManager. However,
*all* is very different from *specific named* applications.

Here is some sample code showing how to build your own launcher-style
application:

http://github.com/commonsguy/cw-advandroid/tree/master/Introspection/Launchalot/

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:26 AM, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote:
> There are apps like beautiful widgets that give you a list of all of
> the apps installed on your phone and give you a choice of what to
> launch when you press a certain button.  Also, the various homescreen
> replacements that know what acitivities are installed on the phone and
> how to launch them.  I think that is what he is asking about.   Guich
> if nothing else take a look at the source code for the launcher apks
> in the git and see how they do it.

-- 
Mark Murphy
CommonsWare
[email protected]
http://commonsware.com

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