start application knowing package name

up vote7down votefavorite 2	Can someone tell me how to start new application knowing only its package name? I do not have information about what activity is the main one. android share|improve this question asked Aug 6 '10 at 10:08 bart 784212 100% accept rate
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up vote12down voteaccepted	Try using PackageManager and getLaunchIntentForPackage() share|improve this answer answered Aug 6 '10 at 10:15 CommonsWare 248k10315401
	Thanks, I missed this function while looking at PackageManager... – bart Aug 6 '10 at 10:33 feedback

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Just use these following two lines,so you can launch any installed application whose package name is known: Intent LaunchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.example.abc"); startActivity( LaunchIntent ); share|improve this answer