Android Question Indication for installed/uninstalled app

[ddahan]

Hi,
I'm looking for a way to get indication that an application (any app) has been installed/uninstalled in the device.
Scanning Installed Apps with PackageManager is too slow and intensive.

I'll appreciate your advice.

thanks,
David.

 

[Erel]

This code takes 60ms here:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   Dim p As PackageManager
   Dim t As Long = DateTime.Now
   Dim all As List = p.GetInstalledPackages
   Log(DateTime.Now - t)
End Sub

You only need to do it once so it shouldn't be too slow.

 

[ddahan]

Thanks Erel.
I'm looking for changes , so I'll have to compare this list to a previous one to see what has been changed.

 

[Erel]

Comparing two lists should be a very quick operation.

 

[ddahan]

OK. seems that there is no better way.
Thanks.

 

[Erel]

You can use PhoneEvents to listen to the PackageAdded / Removed events (it will probably better to handle these events with static intent filters).

 

[ddahan]

Looks promising, I'll try it.

 

[ddahan]

PackageAdded / Removed works perfect. No need to scan and compare ...

Thanks Erel.