Can a service receive a package.Added intent

Question

I want to show a notification when a new package is added. and I found the code that the manifest file need! what I can't figure out is how to catch the broadcast inside my service. How can I do that?

Answer 1

You can Register an PACKAGE_INSTALL and PACKAGE_ADDED Receiver for Receiving package install and uninstall events and then Start your Service( i.e IntentService) from onReceive of Broadcast Receiver for Showing notification when a new package is added.

In Manifest.xml:

<receiver android:name=".PackageReceiver">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
            <data android:scheme="package"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

in PackageReceiver :

public class PackageReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

   @Override
   public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
       if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.PACKAGE_INSTALL)) {
             //START YOUR SERVICE HERE
        } 
    }

}

OR you can also register an receiver dynamically in your service

br = new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            //SHOW notification here or Start Notification Service
        }
    };
    IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
    intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED);
    intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL);
    intentFilter.addDataScheme("package");
    registerReceiver(br, intentFilter);