capacitor-apps-list

Capacitor plugin that provides list of installed apps on an Android device

Each app constains the name, package name, category number and base64 encoded png icon.

Install

npm install capacitor-apps-list
npx cap sync

Next click Android studio -> Sync project with gradle files.

Usage

Basic

Import the plugin in your service and call the method getAppsList().

import { AppsList, AppsListPlugin } from 'capacitor-apps-list';
@Injectable({
    providedIn: 'root',
})
export class AppsWhitelistService {
    getAppsList(): Promise<AndroidAppsDto> {
        return this.appsListPlugin.getAppsList();
    }
}

You will receive a list of installed apps on the device.

export interface AndroidApp {
  appName: string;
  packageName: string;
  category: AndroidAppCategory;
  base64Icon: string;
}

Displaying the icon

To display the icon in your application, you can use the following code:

    <img [src]="'data:image/png;base64,' + app.base64Icon" alt="app icon" />

Where app is an object of type AndroidApp.

Important

This plugin uses the following permissions in your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES"
        tools:ignore="QueryAllPackagesPermission" />

This is a special permission that requires approval from Google Play Store and it is only allowed for specific use-cases. Read more here: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/10158779