I want to collect the applications which are installed in the device and i want to list that with icons of applications.
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It's a sandbox violation, you can't. – sschale Feb 27 '16 at 10:23
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i want to list those apps..... no way for that? – Raja Bhuma Feb 27 '16 at 10:55
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Apple's provacy concerns have always extended to an app querying what other apps are on the devices, but as of iOS 9 Apple have removed the ability to do so unless explicitly declared.
In the past a developer could use the method - canOpenURL: defined on UIApplication and passed in a URL known to be handled by another app to see if the user had that app on their phone. Whilst this would not be viable for getting a comprehensive list of the apps on a user's phone, it would serve to know if specific apps were there.
iOS 9 introduced the concept of whitelisting URL schemes, meaning that if you were going to query this you would have to explicitly state it in the .plist.
For a guide on how this works I recommend this article: http://www.dysonapps.com/blog/2015/9/13/developing-for-ios-9-canopenurl
The short answer is no, you cannot get a list of the other apps on a device.
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