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August 5, 2025

Where to find footage of in-app PackageInstaller

  • August 5, 2025
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Hi, I'm making a game where the "hub" area downloads and installs separate SDKs, basically as community-created levels. I understand there's two ways to install APKs 

The intent way 

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(apkUri, "application/vnd.android.package-archive");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
startActivity(intent);

The package installer way

PackageInstaller.SessionParams params = new PackageInstaller.SessionParams(
        PackageInstaller.SessionParams.MODE_FULL_INSTALL);
int sessionId = packageInstaller.createSession(params);
PackageInstaller.Session session = packageInstaller.openSession(sessionId);

// write your APK bytes to session.openWrite(...)

Intent intent = new Intent(context, YourBroadcastReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
session.commit(pendingIntent.getIntentSender());

Now I currently have things working with the intent method, though the "do you want to install this package" system dialogue that pops up is a big pain point, as it leaves naive users confused (especially with how to close it). I hear the package installer method still does show a prompt, but that it apparently "more tied to the app" ad "more integrated with the session"... though I'm not sure what that means. 

Does anyone know where I can find footage of the application running inside a Quest3, installing and showing the dialogue via the package installer? I'd really like to see how it looks before dedicating dev time to reworking it all 

Cheers!

Fred

 

 

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