How to Open a .apk with defautl Android installer?

[Nuno Mendes]

As the topic says, anyway to do it? If we use action Open File, I have to manual select the android installer...I need it to be automatic, since its to export as a kid app so the end-user can install it automaticly(another app)... thanks for the help!

[Pent]

It's an intent, you'll need to Google it then use Send Intent.

Pent

[Nuno Mendes]

what keywords should i use? "install .apk using itent"?

[Nuno Mendes]

I googled it and people saying it doesn't works. Though I can't test it since i have no idea of what is this:

Uri installUri = Uri.fromParts("package", "xxx", null); 
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED, installUri);
startActivity(intent);

[Nuno Mendes]

Can't seem to figure this out...

[Nuno Mendes]

Any1 faced similiar situation and can give me an example?

[Nuno Mendes]

I made it to show the program slection menu, but now it force closes...

[Nuno Mendes]

Anyone please? I need this to release my next version:)

[Pent]

action android.intent.action.VIEW
data file:///path/to/file
type application/vnd.android.package-archive
target activity
category: none or default, try both

[Nuno Mendes]

I have tried what you said except in data i had SGS2Call/SGS2Call.apk and in type(mime) i had application/* ... i'll t4ry like that though

[Nuno Mendes]

Re-tested:

Action: Send Intent
Cat: Default (also tried none)
Mime Type: application/vnd.android.

package-archive
Data: file:///SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk (tried SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk)
Target : Activity

Nothing of the above worked :) As you said to do it doesn't even popups nothing, just runs the task(Send Intent) and ends..

Also, when i change to mimi type: application/* it popups the program slection(and if i slect DRM thing to install it force closes) but another problem is that I don't want this to appear either, I want it to appear the already ready to install part :)

Thanks, and sorry to bother you, maybe its buged or something?

[Pent]

> Data: file:///SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk (tried SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk)

Is the directory SGS2Call really in the root of the file system ?

Pent

[Nuno Mendes]

No, on sdcard, but i also tried file:///mnt/sdcard/SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk and file:///sdcard/SGS2Call/SGS2CallPT.apk and njothing

[Pent]

I don't have any other answers it works with App Factory and there's
no permission involved.

Pent

[Nuno Mendes]

Works? You tested it? Putting a file on your sd card and run the task? I'm not even talking about app factory lol:D I didn't exported it yet... I'm just trying to work it on tasker still...

[Pent]

> Works? You tested it? Putting a file on your sd card and run the task?

No, I'm saying that's the intent that App Factory uses to install
newly-created apps.

Pent

[Nuno Mendes]

So why isn't this working :/ Can you test it please? putting a file on your sd card and testing the itent with tasker? :)

[Pent]

I have things to do.

Pent

[Pent]

> I have things to do.

And this isn't a Tasker issue.

Pent

[Nuno Mendes]

Okie, thx anyway :-)

[Alysson Andrade]

Thank you!

For those with the same problem:

    Intent intent = new Intent();

    intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

    File file = new File(""+Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()+"/download/yourapk.apk");

    intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), "application/vnd.android.package-archive");

    startActivity(intent);

[Alfon Play]

I can't get it to work =(

action android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW

cat Default

Mime application/vnd.android.package-archive

data %filepath

target activity

I have to change something somewhere.. 

[Alfon Play]

Pent always has the answer...

action android.intent.action.VIEW

cat default

mime application/vnd.android.package-archive

data file://%file

target activity

Like a charm

%file comes from for %file items %lfiles()

%lfiles comes from list files on a dir