how to install APP in android in maui?

mc 5,186 Reputation points
2024-04-26T01:06:26.5333333+00:00

I will download new version update and install it in my android device.

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  1. Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 80,851 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2024-04-27T03:04:55.41+00:00

    Please add following permission in the AndroidManifest.xml, before you install it.

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
    

    Then, at your first time to install APK, you need to RequestPackageInstalls, then you enable the permission and the res is true, you can install it by the intent. You can refer to the following code.

       string _apkPath = "Your downloaed APK path, please download it inyour app folder, when you install it without any read external permission";
    #if ANDROID
                  var packageManager = Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.PackageManager;
                var res = packageManager.CanRequestPackageInstalls();
                if (!res)
                {
                    Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.StartActivity(new Android.Content.Intent(Android.Provider.Settings.ActionManageUnknownAppSources, Android.Net.Uri.Parse("package:" + AppInfo.Current.PackageName)));
                }else
                {
                   
                    var context = Platform.AppContext;
                    Java.IO.File apkFile = new Java.IO.File(_apkPath);
                    var res1=apkFile.Exists();
                    Android.Content.Intent intent = new Android.Content.Intent(Android.Content.Intent.ActionView);
    
    
                   var uri = Microsoft.Maui.Storage.FileProvider.GetUriForFile(context, context.ApplicationContext.PackageName + ".fileProvider", apkFile);
    
    
                   intent.SetDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.android.package-archive");
                    intent.AddFlags(Android.Content.ActivityFlags.NewTask);
                    intent.AddFlags(Android.Content.ActivityFlags.GrantReadUriPermission);
                    intent.AddFlags(Android.Content.ActivityFlags.ClearTop);
    
    
                   intent.PutExtra(Android.Content.Intent.ExtraNotUnknownSource, true);
                    intent.PutExtra("apkPath", _apkPath);
    
    
                   Platform.CurrentActivity.StartActivityForResult(intent, 1);
                }
             
              
    #endif
    
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