broadcast receiver to get Toast after install specific app

Question

I am working on Android app.Firstly, I am not familiar with BroadcastReceiver. I need to create an app in which, if install app have specific package like "com.whatsapp" a broadcast receiver will show the Toast

public class PackageAddedReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Toast.makeText(context, "Package Installed: ", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

Manifest

<receiver android:name=".receiver.PackageAddedReceiver" android:label="Package added Receiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED"/>
        <data android:scheme="package"/>
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

How can I add BroadcastReceiver for the specific package?

Goku · Answer 1 · 2018-01-05T10:55:35.733

3

Try this

public class PackageAddedReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {



        Uri data = intent.getData();
        String mypkg="package:com.pck.name";

        Log.e("DATA",data+"");
        Log.e( "Action: " ,intent.getAction());

        if(mypkg.equals(data.toString())){
            Toast.makeText(context, "Package Installed: ", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }else {
            Toast.makeText(context, "not match ", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

    }

Manifest code

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

edited Jan 05 '18 at 10:55

answered Jan 05 '18 at 10:25

Goku

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I've 2 questions: 1- Why do you need the Activity? 2- Can you filter directly the package name from the Manifest like with deep linking? – Eselfar Jan 05 '18 at 10:42
where add specific package ? – mr.klood4 Jan 05 '18 at 10:42
@Eselfar i have 3 activity and all activity have apk for install i want after installed any apk file inside this activity get toast – mr.klood4 Jan 05 '18 at 10:45
Sorry was asking @Prem as I'm trying to understand his answer. – Eselfar Jan 05 '18 at 10:53
@Eselfar no worry i was just checking in my pc no need to use activity – Goku Jan 05 '18 at 10:55
@Prem Alright. But is it not possible to filter the package name in the Manifest? I've never used the `PACKAGE_` filter yet, but I was wondering if it can work like deep linking where you can specify a regex for the url you're targeting directly in the filter itself. – Eselfar Jan 05 '18 at 11:01
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@Prem According to [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/40966228/1827254), you can. But need to be tested as it doesn't seem to work will all the versions of the API (API 19 seems to be required). – Eselfar Jan 05 '18 at 11:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 05 '18 at 10:24

A. Create BroadcastReceiver class (implement onReceive): you can extract the data related to package

import android.content.*;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.util.Log;

public class PackageChangeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
   @Override
   public void onReceive(Context ctx, Intent intent) {
     Uri data = intent.getData();
     Log.d(TAG, "Action: " + intent.getAction());
     Log.d(TAG, "The DATA: " + data);
   }
}

B. Declare receiver with intent-filter in AndroidManifest.xml:

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

i try this but after installed app not get any toast – mr.klood4 Jan 05 '18 at 10:35 — mr.klood4, Jan 05 '18 at 10:35

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 05 '18 at 11:10

The receiver should be registered programmatically as below :

val packageAddedReceiver = PackageAddedReceiver()
    val intentFilter = IntentFilter()
    intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED)
    intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_FIRST_LAUNCH)
    intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL)
    intentFilter.addDataScheme("package")
    registerReceiver(packageAddedReceiver, intentFilter)

for further explanation check CommonsWare answer in the link Can't receive broadcasts for PACKAGE intents

its weird when you add this action "android.intent.action.PACKAGE_FULLY_REMOVED" you will receive the broadcast even if you register your receiver in the AndroidManifest only. — M.Khouli, Jan 05 '18 at 11:13

broadcast receiver to get Toast after install specific app

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