Install and Uninstall Android applications with Intents

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In android source code can get

<activity android:name=".PackageInstallerActivity">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <data android:scheme="content" />
        <data android:scheme="file" />
        <data android:mimeType="application/vnd.android.package-archive" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

<activity android:name=".UninstallerActivity">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.DELETE" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <data android:scheme="package" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

Install aps from sdcard

String fileName = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/myApp.apk";
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(new File(fileName)), "application/vnd.android.package-archive");
startActivity(intent);

Uninstall app

Uri packageURI = Uri.parse("package:com.android.myapp");
Intent uninstallIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DELETE, packageURI);
startActivity(uninstallIntent);

Check the settings can or not install non market apps

int result = Settings.Secure.getInt(getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.INSTALL_NON_MARKET_APPS, 0);
if (result == 0) {
    // show some dialog here
    // ...
    // and may be show application settings dialog manually
    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setAction(Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_SETTINGS);
    startActivity(intent);
}