How to list installed applications on Android.

AndroidApplicationListing.java

    //{ Locate follows into your class
    public static class ApplicationInfo {
        public String label;
        public String name;
        public String packageName;
        public Drawable icon;

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return "label:" + label + " name:" + name + " packageName:"
                    + packageName + " icon: " + icon.toString();
        }
    };

    public static List<ApplicationInfo> getApplicationsInfo(Context context) {
        List<ApplicationInfo> apps = new ArrayList<ApplicationInfo>();

        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);
        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
        PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
        List<ResolveInfo> activities = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
        Collections.sort(activities, new ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator(pm));
        for (ResolveInfo ri : activities) {
            ApplicationInfo info = new ApplicationInfo();
            info.packageName = ri.activityInfo.packageName;
            info.name = ri.activityInfo.name;
            info.label = (String) ri.loadLabel(pm);
            info.icon = ri.activityInfo.loadIcon(pm);
            apps.add(info);
        }
        return apps;
    }
    //}

// Usage
class MyActivity extends Activity {
    
    void listApps() {
        List<ApplicationInfo> apps = getApplicationsInfo(this);
        for (ApplicationInfo info : apps) {
            // do something...
        }
    }

    public static class ApplicationInfo {
        public String label;
        public String name;
        public String packageName;
        public Drawable icon;

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return "label:" + label + " name:" + name + " packageName:"
                    + packageName + " icon: " + icon.toString();
        }
    };

    public static List<ApplicationInfo> getApplicationsInfo(Context context) {
        List<ApplicationInfo> apps = new ArrayList<ApplicationInfo>();

        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);
        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
        PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
        List<ResolveInfo> activities = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
        Collections.sort(activities, new ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator(pm));
        for (ResolveInfo ri : activities) {
            ApplicationInfo info = new ApplicationInfo();
            info.packageName = ri.activityInfo.packageName;
            info.name = ri.activityInfo.name;
            info.label = (String) ri.loadLabel(pm);
            info.icon = ri.activityInfo.loadIcon(pm);
            apps.add(info);
        }
        return apps;
    }
}