app list

String outt = "";

final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
// get a list of installed apps.
List<ApplicationInfo> packages = pm
.getInstalledApplications(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);

for (ApplicationInfo packageInfo : packages) {

outt= outt+packageInfo.loadLabel(getPackageManager()).toString()+"\n";
outt = outt + packageInfo.packageName + "\n";
outt = outt + pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageInfo.packageName)
+ "\n--------------\n";

}// the getLaunchIntentForPackage returns an intent that you can use
// with startActivity()


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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2695746/how-to-get-a-list-of-installed-android-applications-and-pick-one-to-run

http://www.androidsnippets.com/get-installed-applications-with-name-package-name-version-and-icon