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  1. POHow to get action that android application is trying removed/uninstalled from device
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    copied!<p>When user want to uninstall app from android device, I want user uninstall button click event for that application.</p> <p>I am getting event of application is removed from device, but I want to show pop-up before application is removed. I am trying to achieve same like doing in 'App Lock' application.</p> <p>Here is my code to get application removed event through broadcast receiver. But I am totally blank about uninstall button click or before pop-up click. Please guide me in right direction.</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p> <pre><code>public class MainActivity extends Activity { CustomBroadcastReceiver mApplicationsReceiver; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); mApplicationsReceiver=new CustomBroadcastReceiver(); IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_CHANGED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REPLACED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_VERIFIED); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_INSTALL); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_FIRST_LAUNCH); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_DELETE); filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_DEFAULT); filter.addDataScheme("package"); registerReceiver(mApplicationsReceiver, filter); } } public class CustomBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { /** * This method captures the event when a package has been removed */ @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { System.out.println("Hello from CustomBroadcastReceiver"); if (intent != null) { String action = intent.getAction(); System.out.println("L1123 : "+action); if (action.equals(intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED)) { //Log the event capture in the log file ... System.out.println("The package has been removed"); } } } } &lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt; &lt;manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.bits.uninstallappdemo" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" &gt; &lt;uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="17" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_ADDED" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_CHANGED" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_INSTALL" /&gt; &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REPLACED" /&gt; &lt;application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" &gt; &lt;activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" &gt; &lt;intent-filter&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /&gt; &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /&gt; &lt;/intent-filter&gt; &lt;/activity&gt; &lt;!-- &lt;receiver android:name=".CustomBroadcastReceiver" &gt; &lt;intent-filter&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" /&gt; &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_CHANGED" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED" /&gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED" /&gt; &lt;/intent-filter&gt; &lt;/receiver&gt; --&gt; &lt;/application&gt; &lt;/manifest&gt; </code></pre>
 

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