Is there a way to detect if app was installed with Market or not?

Question

I am wondering if I am able to detect if my application was installed with Android Market (it's in the download list of the Market and eligible for update checks) or it's not?

It would be a very good point to detect if the app has been installed without, as that can mean it was stolen and installed from SDcard.

Tonsillitis

Answer 1

In your activity do

PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
String installationSource = pm.getInstallerPackageName(getPackageName());

installationSource will now hold the package name of the app that installed your app.

testing with an app of mine installation source is "com.google.android.feedback" when installed via google market, null if installed via debugger.

Redeemable

Does anyone know what the corresponding package name is for the Amazon market? – Handbook

Recently Android Market had package "com.android.vending" – Ohmmeter

Package name for Amazon Market is com.amazon.venezia – Intertwine

Having checked the Samsung store website, it appears that this would also be null for apps installed via that method. – Lovable

Link to the Samsung Developers Forum discussion about the matter. – Castellany

List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("com.android.vending", "com.google.android.feedback")); if (installationSource != null && list.contains(installationSource)) return true; – Albumen

Answer 2

If you're not root (and have access to Market database), I don't think it's possible.

Superabundant

they should provide a contenrprovider with the db – Tonsillitis