How to get notification whenever application is going to be uninstall in Android ?

Question

I want to get notification whenever application is going to be uninstall, I have googled but I have used this method in BroadCastReceiver class

 public void onReceive(Context ctx, Intent intent) {
    Uri data = intent.getData();
    Log.d("TAG", "Action: " + intent.getAction());
    Log.d("TAG", "The DATA: " + data);


    if (intent.getAction (). equals ("android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED")) {
        String packageName = intent.getDataString ();
        System.out.println ("installed:" + packageName + "package name of the program");
        Toast.makeText(ctx, "installed:" + packageName + "package name of the program", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
        if (intent.getAction (). equals ("android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED")) {
        String packageName = intent.getDataString ();
        System.out.println ("uninstall:" + packageName + "package name of the program");
        Toast.makeText(ctx, "uninstall:" + packageName + "package name of the program", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
        }
    }

and adding in Android Manifest class

<receiver android:name="PackageChangeReceiver" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED" />

                <data android:scheme="package" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

But When I install application then it shows message but when we uninstalled application then it doesn't show message. Someone is suggesting to use rooting for it but I am confused I don't have idea of how to make root device programmatically ?

My Question is:- 1. How to show message whenever we uninstall the application from device ? 2. If it is possible without using rooting device please guide me or provide some method or code. 3. If rooting device is only possible way then please help me how to implement it ?

Thanks in advance

check out this [link](http://stackoverflow.com/a/21854473/3409600) — nawaab saab, May 19 '14 at 16:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '14 at 14:52

1

Applications cannot be notified of their own package being removed.

Strictly in terms of app developers, there is no way around this. You would need something else on the device besides the app being uninstalled, which you could only do if the device is rooted or if you built a custom ROM. If you are going to be distributing your app to the general public, you will have no way whatsoever to enforce such criterion on the end user's device.

answered May 19 '14 at 14:52

Karakuri

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Thanks @Karakuri but if I how can I install two different package application in same time or one time ? – Ash May 19 '14 at 14:54
@Ashutosh You mentioned that you are getting message while installing, so that you can start installing the other one. – Sripathi May 19 '14 at 15:14
@Sripathi thanks for replying, can you help me how to do it ? – Ash May 19 '14 at 15:17
Are you getting the toast with string "installed:" + packageName + "package name of the program"? – Sripathi May 19 '14 at 15:19
@Sripathi Yes getting toast – Ash May 19 '14 at 15:21

Sripathi · Answer 2 · 2014-05-23T11:07:55.517

Applications are not notified when an app is uninstalled but notified at the time of installation. To install an application at the time of another app installation, use this in your onReceive() method

if (intent.getAction (). equals ("android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED")) {
            String packageName = intent.getDataString ();
            System.out.println ("installed:" + packageName + "package name of the program");
            Toast.makeText(ctx, "installed:" + packageName + "package name of the program", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();


    File apkfile = new File(your_apk_file_path_here);
            if (!apkfile.exists()) {
                return;
            }
            Intent installIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
            installIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
            installIntent.setDataAndType(
                    Uri.parse("file://" + apkfile.toString()),
                    "application/vnd.android.package-archive");
            startActivity(installIntent);
    }

@trante I already told Ashutosh that its not possible to trace the uninstallation of the app and possible to trace the installation. He asked me the way to install a new app programmatically when installing another app. We deleted that conversation from the comments. Here I answered to add a new app at the time of installing another app. — Sripathi, May 23 '14 at 04:05

How to get notification whenever application is going to be uninstall in Android ?

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