Android Question Check if another application has been installed and run

[Douglas Farias]

Hi all.
Is there any way to verify that an application has been installed and run on the device.

I am making an application where I will direct the user to download an application in google play, shortly after it download and install the application, I need to check if the user has run this application for more than X Seconds.

Is it possible to do this verification?

PS: I really need to know if the user ran the downloaded application, as there may be cases that users will download and leave installed, but they will never run the application or open it for the first time.


I found a code to check if app is instaled.

Private Sub ShowInstalledApps
   Dim pm As PackageManager  'phone library
   For Each pck As String In pm.GetInstalledPackages
     Dim name As String = pm.GetApplicationLabel(pck)
     Log(name)
   Next
End Sub

but now, how can i check if user opned the app, And ran an app for more than 5 seconds.
its possible in B4A? i dont found any example here on the forum.

thx

 

[Douglas Farias]

PS: i found this
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4212992/how-can-i-check-if-an-app-running-on-android
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28652076/detect-if-another-app-is-running
someone know how convert this to b4a?

thx

 

[Erel]

Starting from Android 6+ you cannot check whether another app is running

 

[DonManfred]

You can try the UsageStatsManager.

 

[Star-Dust]

Starting from Android 6+ you cannot check whether another app is running

Having a previous version as you can?

 

[Star-Dust]

You can try the UsageStatsManager.

Thank's.
But is possible use whith B4A 6+?

 

[DonManfred]

But is possible use whith B4A 6+?

Yes