How to know my app is uninstalled from the device...?

Asked 31/12, 2011 at 6:13 Answered 21/1, 2021 at 3:41

I have an app installed in many devices.

If app is uninstalled from any of the device I need an indication.

How to achieve this.

Thanks in advance...!

Braxy answered 31/12, 2011 at 6:13 Comment(7)

where you have to get indication ? in that device or any external device which controls/communicates with all your devices ? Please ask question clearly. – Bloodsucker 31/12, 2011 at 6:21

You mean you want any alert or toast message that say this your application is uninstalled. right ? – Bathelda 31/12, 2011 at 6:22

If it is like that then you already got it while uninstalling it from the device. – Bathelda 31/12, 2011 at 6:22

he wants to know when a user uninstalls his app from their device – Spline 31/12, 2011 at 6:23

Android Default behaviour is autometicaly notify user that the xyz app is uninstalled from your device. – Bathelda 31/12, 2011 at 6:23

@Yugandhar Babu I want indication to my server. – Braxy 31/12, 2011 at 6:28

Possible duplicate of Is it possible to detect Android app uninstall? – Analgesic 30/4, 2017 at 3:51

My proposal will be the following. You can intercept the intent for your application uninstall. Simply put the following code in your manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA" />

<application
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name" >
    <activity
        android:name=".UninstallIntentActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
        <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" android:pathPattern="com.testpack.yourapp" />
        </intent-filter>



    </activity>

</application>

After this you can somehow process that your application is going to be deleted (for instance, send you a email), and call the package manager uninstaller.

Sello answered 31/12, 2011 at 7:58 Comment(6)

Do I need in add this into my app...? – Braxy 31/12, 2011 at 8:46

My main activity is different. If I place this code my launcher activity will not launch when app started...! – Braxy 31/12, 2011 at 8:46

Yep, of coarse you should modify the code. Here I've showed just permissions that you need and intent-filter. – Sello 31/12, 2011 at 9:6

Hi @Sello I want to send a mail to specific mail id wen user click on uninstall button.. Can u pls help me out.. – Bookish 12/6, 2015 at 10:40

I just tested this in Android 7.1.1 and it didn't work. – Analgesic 30/4, 2017 at 4:58

These permissions are only granted to system apps – Photochronograph 10/12, 2020 at 9:30

You cannot tell when someone uninstalls your app unless you keep track on the statistics in android market. And unless you have only a few installs, that may prove difficult

Spline answered 31/12, 2011 at 6:22 Comment(5)

Then there's no way to do it. – Scullion 31/12, 2011 at 6:36

I am in search of programmatic approach for the same task. – Braxy 31/12, 2011 at 6:47

you CANNOT know when a device uninstalls your app programatically lol – Spline 31/12, 2011 at 6:51

its not lol..!! It is done already by McAfee, NQ and many others. – Hydrostat 7/2, 2013 at 6:53

@BillGary its also done by UC Browser. It opens a webpage when app is uninstalled. I don't know what made you lol. – Humphreys 7/1, 2015 at 9:10

What I did was creating a schedule job by sending an empty message to the device via GCM/FCM, if the response is "NotRegistered" from GCM/FCM then I know that the app has been removed from the device.

I do this "detection" once a day for reporting to show how many devices are still having my app installed.

Kareenkarel answered 21/1, 2021 at 3:41 Comment(0)

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