Access Basic Information About Apps On Device - Swift

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I would like to create a basic app for iOS that helps users to cleanup the apps they have installed on their device. To do this, I would need to access basic information, such as which apps are installed and the last time they were used, use time in hours, etc. I know Apple is pretty strict on security and I haven't been able to find a way to do this in Apple's Developer documentation. Are there any APIs which allow for this kind of information access in Swift?

*"I haven't been able to find a way to do this in Apple's Developer documentation"* - there is a very good reason for that, there is no such api. — luk2302, Mar 12 '18 at 17:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '18 at 17:56

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You can't accomplish this in IOS as there is a lot of security concerns as every app is supposed to access his sandbox only, even to know if app is installed is to have a url scheme of it and check if canOpen ...

answered Mar 12 '18 at 17:56

Shehata Gamal

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '18 at 18:14

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You can't do it unless you jailbreak your iPhone. It is the same as rooting your Android phone.

answered Mar 12 '18 at 18:14

Hunsu

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Access Basic Information About Apps On Device - Swift

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