open google play store from my Application

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hai frnds,

my application need to open Google play store and display a particular apps.

for that i use the following code

C#

startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id="+appname[turn-3])));

here appname string contain the application name..

it opens the Google play store. but it display a message "item not contained"

pls help mee

Posted 8-Oct-12 18:35pm

ranju007

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This helper function retrieves all installed apps with the application name, package name, version-number and -code as well as the icons. The method getPackages() returns an ArrayList with all the apps.

Java

class PInfo {
    private String appname = "";
    private String pname = "";
    private String versionName = "";
    private int versionCode = 0;
    private Drawable icon;
    private void prettyPrint() {
        Log.v(appname + "\t" + pname + "\t" + versionName + "\t" + versionCode);
    }
}

private ArrayList<PInfo> getPackages() {
    ArrayList<PInfo> apps = getInstalledApps(false); /* false = no system packages */
    final int max = apps.size();
    for (int i=0; i<max; i++) {
        apps.get(i).prettyPrint();
    }
    return apps;
}

private ArrayList<PInfo> getInstalledApps(boolean getSysPackages) {
    ArrayList<PInfo> res = new ArrayList<PInfo>();
    List<PackageInfo> packs = getPackageManager().getInstalledPackages(0);
    for(int i=0;i<packs.size();i++) {
        PackageInfo p = packs.get(i);
        if ((!getSysPackages) && (p.versionName == null)) {
            continue ;
        }
        PInfo newInfo = new PInfo();
        newInfo.appname = p.applicationInfo.loadLabel(getPackageManager()).toString();
        newInfo.pname = p.packageName;
        newInfo.versionName = p.versionName;
        newInfo.versionCode = p.versionCode;
        newInfo.icon = p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(getPackageManager());
        res.add(newInfo);
    }
    return res;
}

Posted 8-Oct-12 20:18pm

Jaydeep Jadav

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**Jaydeep Jadav** · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-08T19:03:00

You'll want to use the specified market protocol:

C#

final String appName = "com.example";
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id="+appName)));

Keep in mind, this will crash on any device that does not have the Market installed (the emulator, for example). Hence, I would suggest something like:

C#

try {
    startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id="+appName)));
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException anfe) {
    startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id="+appName)));
}

You can find more on Market Intents here: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html#marketintent[^].