PkgUtils : An extension to work with Packages

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.

Latest Version: 5

Released: Dec 21, 2019

Last Updated: November 12,2020

2.Blocks

3.Documentation

A small documentation…

Returns app name from package

Returns app version code from package

Returns app version name from package

scrnli_12_21_2019_12-03-51 PM697×198 6.6 KBChecks 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.

blocks (47)702×106 8.12 KBTries to get icon of given package and sets to given image’s picture

blocks (48)726×80 6.8 KBLaunches app from package name

Creates a home screen shortcut of app

4.Downloads

Aix: com.sunny.PkgUtils.aix

5.Updates

ChangeLog Version2

New blocks
Some new blocks have been added:-

Changes/Bug Fixes

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

ChangLog Version3

Changes

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

ChangeLog Version4

New blocks

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug Install App method

ChangLog Version5

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

ChangeLog Version 5.1

• Added AndroidX support