Name not found exception at PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS

Question

I'm trying to display versionName using below code

PackageManager pkm = getPackageManager();
PackageInfo pki = pkm.getPackageInfo("com.example", PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS);
String tempCurrentVersion = pki.versionName;

But I'm getting exception at PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS as NameNotFoundException

Please tell me how i can solve this issue.

Thanks

Looks like it is necessary to use try-catch, to prevent NameNotFoundException error. This solution works for me: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6728906/packageinfo-versioncode-and-versionname-null-on-phone-but-works-on-emulator . — joshas, Jan 23 '12 at 23:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 08 '10 at 01:49

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I use this is my app and it works correctly.

String mVersion = this.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
    "com.safeneighborhood", 0).versionName;

If that doesn't work make sure your package name is correct. There aren't any special permissions for this.

answered Jul 08 '10 at 01:49

Robby Pond

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I get a compile-time error of `Unhandled exception type PackageManager.NameNotFoundException` using this approach. – Richard Ev Sep 03 '11 at 10:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '14 at 20:15

One really annoying time that I ran into this error was because the package name for the app that I was trying to find/intent over to had hidden characters in the text that I copied. Just to be careful retype out your package name or do a log to see what package name you are really looking for as it might not be what you think.

Name not found exception at PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS

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