android.content.pm

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Contains classes for accessing information about an application package, including information about its activities, permissions, services, signatures, and providers.

Most of the information about an application package is defined by its manifest file. For more information, see the AndroidManifest.xml File documentation.

Interfaces

PackageManager.OnChecksumsReadyListener

Listener that gets notified when checksums are available.

Classes

ActivityInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular application activity or receiver.
ActivityInfo.WindowLayout	Contains information about position and size of the activity on the display.
ApkChecksum	A typed checksum of an APK.
ApplicationInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular application.
ApplicationInfo.DisplayNameComparator
ArchivedActivityInfo	Contains fields required to show archived package in Launcher.
ArchivedPackageInfo	Contains fields required for archived package installation, i.e.
Attribution	Information about an attribution declared by a package.
Capability	Represents a capability that can be performed by an app, also known as App Action.
Capability.Builder	Builder class for Capability.
CapabilityParams	Represents the parameters and its matching names which can be associated with a Capability.
CapabilityParams.Builder	Builder class for CapabilityParams.
ChangedPackages	Packages that have been changed since the last time they were requested.
Checksum	A typed checksum.
ComponentInfo	Base class containing information common to all application components (ActivityInfo, ServiceInfo).
ConfigurationInfo	Information you can retrieve about hardware configuration preferences declared by an application.
CrossProfileApps	Class for handling cross profile operations.
FeatureGroupInfo	A set of features that can be requested by an application.
FeatureInfo	Definition of a single optional hardware or software feature of an Android device.
InstallSourceInfo	Information about how an app was installed.
InstrumentationInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular piece of test instrumentation.
LabeledIntent	A special subclass of Intent that can have a custom label/icon associated with it.
LauncherActivityInfo	A representation of an activity that can belong to this user or a managed profile associated with this user.
LauncherApps	Class for retrieving a list of launchable activities for the current user and any associated managed profiles that are visible to the current user, which can be retrieved with getProfiles().
LauncherApps.ArchiveCompatibilityParams	Used to enable Archiving compatibility options with LauncherApps.setArchiveCompatibility(ArchiveCompatibilityParams).
LauncherApps.Callback	Callbacks for package changes to this and related managed profiles.
LauncherApps.PinItemRequest	Represents a "pin shortcut" or a "pin appwidget" request made by an app, which is sent with an LauncherApps.ACTION_CONFIRM_PIN_SHORTCUT or LauncherApps.ACTION_CONFIRM_PIN_APPWIDGET intent respectively to the default launcher app.
LauncherApps.ShortcutQuery	Represents a query passed to LauncherApps.getShortcuts(android.content.pm.LauncherApps.ShortcutQuery, android.os.UserHandle).
LauncherUserInfo	The LauncherUserInfo object holds information about an Android user that is required to display the Launcher related UI elements specific to the user (like badges).
ModuleInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular system module.
PackageInfo	Overall information about the contents of a package.
PackageInstaller	Offers the ability to install, upgrade, and remove applications on the device.
PackageInstaller.InstallConstraints	A class to encapsulate constraints for installation.
PackageInstaller.InstallConstraints.Builder	Builder class for constructing InstallConstraints.
PackageInstaller.InstallConstraintsResult	The callback result of PackageInstaller.checkInstallConstraints(java.util.List, android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.InstallConstraints, java.util.concurrent.Executor, java.util.function.Consumer).
PackageInstaller.PreapprovalDetails	Details for requesting the pre-commit install approval.
PackageInstaller.PreapprovalDetails.Builder	A builder for PreapprovalDetails
PackageInstaller.Session	An installation that is being actively staged.
PackageInstaller.SessionCallback	Events for observing session lifecycle.
PackageInstaller.SessionInfo	Details for an active install session.
PackageInstaller.SessionParams	Parameters for creating a new PackageInstaller.Session.
PackageInstaller.UnarchivalState	Used to communicate the unarchival state in PackageInstaller.reportUnarchivalState(UnarchivalState).
PackageItemInfo	Base class containing information common to all package items held by the package manager.
PackageItemInfo.DisplayNameComparator
PackageManager	Class for retrieving various kinds of information related to the application packages that are currently installed on the device.
PackageManager.ApplicationInfoFlags	Specific flags used for retrieving application info.
PackageManager.ComponentEnabledSetting	The class containing the enabled setting of a package component.
PackageManager.ComponentInfoFlags	Specific flags used for retrieving component info.
PackageManager.PackageInfoFlags	Specific flags used for retrieving package info.
PackageManager.Property	A property value set within the manifest.
PackageManager.ResolveInfoFlags	Specific flags used for retrieving resolve info.
PackageStats	This class was deprecated in API level 26. this class is an orphan that could never be obtained from a valid public API. If you need package storage statistics use the new StorageStatsManager APIs.
PathPermission	Description of permissions needed to access a particular path in a ProviderInfo.
PermissionGroupInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular security permission group known to the system.
PermissionInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular security permission known to the system.
ProviderInfo	Holds information about a specific content provider.
ResolveInfo	Information that is returned from resolving an intent against an IntentFilter.
ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator
ServiceInfo	Information you can retrieve about a particular application service.
SharedLibraryInfo	This class provides information for a shared library.
ShortcutInfo	Represents a shortcut that can be published via ShortcutManager.
ShortcutInfo.Builder	Builder class for ShortcutInfo objects.
ShortcutManager	ShortcutManager executes operations on an app's set of shortcuts, which represent specific tasks and actions that users can perform within your app.
Signature	Opaque, immutable representation of a signing certificate associated with an application package.
SigningInfo	Information pertaining to the signing certificates used to sign a package.
VersionedPackage	Encapsulates a package and its version code.

Exceptions

PackageManager.NameNotFoundException

This exception is thrown when a given package, application, or component name cannot be found.