how to get currently selected application package name in android programmatically?

Question

I have created custom soft keyboard with images and my task is want to send selected image to the currently selected Application by the user like google hangout but i can get Installed application package name and icon using Package Manager like that if am using google hangout application means i have to get google hangout application package name and from my custom keyboard i have to share selected images directly to the hangout chat conversation as a message how can i solve this issue.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 31 '23 at 20:22

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Try this:

String packageName = getApplicationContext().getPackageName();

edited Jan 31 '23 at 20:22

blackgreen

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answered Jan 08 '16 at 06:25

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '16 at 07:26

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From activity

String appPackage = currentContext.getPackageName();

or

String appPackage = getApplicationContext().getPackageName();

answered Jan 08 '16 at 07:26

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thanks i found solution for that using this code ComponentName componentInfo = runningTaskInfos.get(0).topActivity; String currentpackagename = componentInfo.getPackageName(); Log.d("currentpackagename : ","#############"+currentpackagename); – MahaJeyaraj Jan 08 '16 at 07:31
@MahaJeyaraj i too had the same requirement as of yours, but the above you have mentioned always return android.app.launcher package – jagadesh Jul 29 '16 at 14:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '16 at 07:39

You can get all the installed package details.

 public ArrayList<PackageInfoStruct> getInstalledApps(Activity mActivity) {
    ArrayList<PackageInfoStruct> res = new ArrayList<PackageInfoStruct>();
    List<PackageInfo> packs = mActivity.getPackageManager()
            .getInstalledPackages(0);

    for (int i = 0; i < packs.size(); i++) {
        PackageInfo p = packs.get(i);
        PackageInfoStruct newInfo = new PackageInfoStruct();
        newInfo.appname = p.applicationInfo.loadLabel(
                mActivity.getPackageManager()).toString();
        newInfo.pname = p.packageName;
        newInfo.datadir = p.applicationInfo.dataDir;
        newInfo.versionName = p.versionName;
        newInfo.versionCode = p.versionCode;
        newInfo.icon = p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(mActivity
                .getPackageManager());
        res.add(newInfo);
    }
    return res;
}

public class PackageInfoStruct {
    String appname = "";
    String pname = "";
    String versionName = "";
    int versionCode = 0;
    Drawable icon;
    String datadir = "";
}

Call getInstalledApps

ArrayList<PackageInfoStruct> installedPackageDetails = getInstalledApps(getActivity());

You can use above method to display list of installed app and on selected you can details from as per selected item. PackageInfoStruct class contains details for package

how to get currently selected application package name in android programmatically?

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