public static final String CALCULATOR_PACKAGE ="com.android.calculator2";
public static final String CALCULATOR_CLASS ="com.android.calculator2.Calculator";
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
intent.setComponent(new ComponentName(
CALCULATOR_PACKAGE,
CALCULATOR_CLASS));
the above works for HTC only
public static final String CALCULATOR_PACKAGE ="com.sec.android.app.popupcalculator";
public static final String CALCULATOR_CLASS ="com.sec.android.app.popupcalculator.Calculator";
the above works for S3
I need a code that works for all of them. Someone with any clue ?Please give an example code
you can try as to Default calculator
on all android devices:
ArrayList<HashMap<String,Object>> items =new ArrayList<HashMap<String,Object>>();
final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
List<PackageInfo> packs = pm.getInstalledPackages(0);
for (PackageInfo pi : packs) {
if( pi.packageName.toString().toLowerCase().contains("calcul")){
HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
map.put("appName", pi.applicationInfo.loadLabel(pm));
map.put("packageName", pi.packageName);
items.add(map);
}
}
and now you can launch calculator application as:
if(items.size()>=1){
String packageName = (String) items.get(0).get("packageName");
Intent i = pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
if (i != null)
startActivity(i);
}
else{
// Application not found
}
And for Api >= 15 ,You can use
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR);
startActivity(i);
You'll have to check if the default calculator package name(com.android.calculator2) is available with this:
try{
ApplicationInfo info = getPackageManager()
.getApplicationInfo("com.android.calculator2", 0 );
} catch( PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e ){
//application doesn't exist
}
Samsung uses a lot of apps preinstalled with TouchWiz which aren't available in stock Android. Therefore if you get an Exception in the above you can check if Samsung's calculator is available.
Btw I think com.android.calculator2 is not HTC specific.
Well this is a Modified Answer of @ρяσѕρєя K
becouse it works fine in samsung mobiles and only packages have "calc"
but not all mobiles like HTC AND LENOVO ETC
And for Api >= 15 ,You can use BUT !!!
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);
THIS MAY CAN CAUSE ERROR LIKE THIS
android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle
Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN
cat=[android.intent.category.APP_CALCULATOR] flg=0x10000000 }
SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
LOAD all apps to Array
// Declare universal if you want Access any where from scope
ArrayList<HashMap<String,Object>> items;
PackageManager pm ;
List<PackageInfo> packs;
// initialise From Oncreate if you want
items =new ArrayList<HashMap<String,Object>>();
pm = getPackageManager();
packs = pm.getInstalledPackages(0);
for (PackageInfo pi : packs)
{
HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
map.put("appName", pi.applicationInfo.loadLabel(pm));
map.put("packageName", pi.packageName);
items.add(map);
}
THIS IS TRICK PART
We are Traversing through all Apps to get App Named or Matches "Calculator"
public void opencalculator(){
int d=0;
if(items.size()>=1){
int j=0;
for(j=0;j<items.size();j++){
String AppName = (String) items.get(j).get("appName");
// Log.w("Name",""+AppName);
if(AppName.matches("Calculator"))
{
d=j;
break;
}
}
String packageName = (String) items.get(d).get("packageName");
Intent i = pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
if (i != null){
Toast.makeText(getContext(),"STARTING",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
startActivity(i);}
else {
Toast.makeText(getContext(),"SORRY I CANT OPEN CALCULATOR :(",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
else{
Toast.makeText(getContext(),"SORRY I CANT START CALCULATOR :(",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
CALL OPENCALCULATOR
opencalculator();