Faster solution:
private boolean isPackageInstalled(String packagename, PackageManager packageManager) {
try {
packageManager.getPackageGids(packagename);
return true;
} catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
return false;
}
}
getPackageGids
is less expensive from getPackageInfo
, so it work faster.
Run 10000 on API 15
Exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 930000000
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 350000000
Not exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 420000000
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 380000000
Run 10000 on API 17
Exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 2942745517
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 2443716170
Not exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 2467565849
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 2479833890
Run 10000 on API 22
Exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 4596551615
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 1864970154
Not exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 3830033616
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 3789230769
Run 10000 on API 25
Exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 3436647394
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 2876970397
Not exists pkg:
getPackageInfo: nanoTime = 3252946114
getPackageGids: nanoTime = 3117544269
Note: This will not work in some virtual spaces. They can violate the Android API and always return an array, even if there is no application with that package name.
In this case, use getPackageInfo
.