Android PluginManager
dynamic load uninstalled apk
Introduction
PluginManager is used to manage android applications like eclipse plugins.
you can start an activity from an uninstalled apk placed in sdcard,just like it has installed or registed in the application's AndroidManifest.xml.
Version
Support Features
- a normal apk is regard as plug-in
- start activity from plug-in
- start other activiy from plug activity
- plug activity with theme
- plug with custom
Application - plug with .so
- support android2.x
it's easy to use:
How to use:
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declare permission in your
AndroidManifest.xml:<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS" /><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> -
regist an activity
<activity android:name="androidx.pluginmgr.PluginActivity" /> -
load plugin from plug apk:
PluginManager pluginMgr = PluginManager.getInstance(MyActivity); File myPlug = new File("/mnt/sdcard/Download/myplug.apk"); PlugInfo plug = pluginMgr.loadPlugin(myPlug).iterator().next();
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start activity:
pluginMgr.startMainActivity(context, plug.getPackageName());
License
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