PkgUtils : An extension to work with Packages

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

1.Introduction

PkgUtils is basically related to Package and Package Manager and that is why it is similar to Package Utilities component already available in Kodular.
But it has a few more methods in comparison to native component

Latest Version: 5.1
Last Updated: 2020-11-11T18:30:00Z

2.Blocks

Methods/Functions

3.Usage

A small documentation…

Returns app name from package

Returns app version code from package

Returns app version name from package

Checks whether specific permission is granted to current app or not

Checks whether specific permission is granted to particular app or not

Checks whether system has a particular feature or not

Returns first install time of a package or app

Returns path to icon of an app

Returns a list of installed packages/apps.You can also filter list by system apps.

Returns true if a particular package is installed else false

Returns last update time of a package/app

Returns target sdk version of an app

Checks whether an app is system app or not

Returns true if device is booted in safe mode else false

Returns a list of system available features

Returns uid associated with particular package

Returns a list of currently running apps

Returns package name of the installer of particular package

Returns a list of permissions used by a package

Checks whether given package/app is running in foreground or not

Tries to uninstall given package

Tries to install app from apk file.It does not need full path.

Tries to get icon of given package and sets to given image’s picture

Launches app from package name

Creates a home screen shortcut of app

4.Download

Aix:
com.sunny.PkgUtils.aix (16.3 KB)

5.Credits

I would like to say thank you to following for helping me to make PkgUtils:
@yusufcihan

and also thank you to @Aditya_Singh for this great idea
also a lot of thanks to @msr79526 for testing and his precious advices

6.Liked PkgUtils/Support Me

Kindly PM me if you want to donate.
Thank you

7.Updates/Bug Fixes

ChangeLog Version 2

New blocks
Some new blocks have been added:-

Changes/Bug Fixes

• Added filter in ‘InstalledApps’ method
• Some other minor changes

ChangeLog Version 3

Changes

• Added necessary permissions in extension
  Thanks to @bodymindpower
• Fixed grammar and spelling mistakes
• Some internal changes to reduce aix size (16.1 > 14.5 KB)

ChangeLog Version 4

New blocks

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug Install App method
  Thanks to @bodymindpower and @Stormi

ChangeLog Version 5

New Blocks

• Added CreateShortcut method
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed (finally) bug in InstallApp method

Changes

• FirstInstallTiime and LastInstallTime methods will now return epoch timestamp
• Some minor change in Icon method
• Removed RunningAppsList method

ChangLog Verson 5.1

• AndroidX support (awaiting release since November 2020)

[Aditya_Singh]

Great work! Keep it up

[DevYB (Ayoub Mounchid)]

Great extension!!!

[FoxsDen]

great extention.
The Installed Apps Block is easer to understand bcoz it returnes it in list format

[ImranTariq]

Great work, clicked on mini url 2 times, and downloaded twice,

[Italo]

This is the best way of presenting an extension, by explaining in detail what each block does and providing examples. Some of us are old people, and we are a little slow you know? Thanks!

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

ChangeLog Version 2

New blocks
Some new blocks have been added:-

Changes/Bug Fixes

• Added filter in ‘InstalledApps’ method
• Some other minor changes

Thanks to @msr79526 for his tests and advice

[Vinod_Kotiya]

Hi

This uninstallation code is not working. All other code is working fine in MIT App Inventor,

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Hi @Vinod_Kotiya Welcome to Kodular Community
Since I have not tested that method on all android versions so I am not sure on which versions it will not work.
Can you provide more details?

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360 Please add this permission to the Manifest, to be able to uninstall package from devices with API > 28:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES"/>

See here:

How to uninstall other apps

Manifest.permission  |  API reference  |  Android Developers

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Thank you @bodymindpower
I will try to fix it as soon as possible

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

I will try to fix it as soon as possible

Great, and also add this permission:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>

to install package on devices with API > 25.

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

Thank you.

@bodymindpower

and also add this permission:

I have already added all necessary permissions and just going to test it

[vknow360 (Sunny Gupta)]

ChangeLog Verson 3

Changes

• Added necessary permissions in extension
  Thanks to @bodymindpower
• Fixed grammar and spelling mistakes
• Some internal changes to reduce aix size (16.1 > 14.2 KB)

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@vknow360

Added necessary permissions in extension

Great service, updating so quickly.

[salem_m_s2021 (salem)]

@bodymindpower

updating so quickly

It is one of the best extension developers

[Vinod_Kotiya]

vknow360 Anke Hi, Thanks for your support. I am affraid. It is still not working. I tried new AIX, source code attached here.
Sunny this uninstall instruction is unresponsive. Hope you can find the glitch or give proper sample code. Thanks.
uninstall (4).aia (15.2 KB)

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

@Vinod_Kotiya

Sunny this uninstall instruction is unresponsive. Hope you can find the glitch or give proper sample code.

You might need to build your app, as those permissions above won’t work in companion

[Vinod_Kotiya]

Eureka.. Now it worked.. as pointed out by Boban i should build it. It wont work in companion. Thanks anke, Taifun vknow360 here is final code.. must built it to run..

uninstall (5).aia (15.2 KB)

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Vinod_Kotiya

Eureka… Now it worked… as pointed out by Boban i should build it. It wont work in companion.

Of course not with Companion, because the permission ( REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGE S) is not declared in Companion (apk).

And as I already said in the AI2 forum, you cannot uninstall a pre-installed system app (like YouTube). There is no problem to unintall all other apps.

Btw, if you post the same story also in the AI2 forum , then at least let us know.