Get App Info Cordova Plugin

A Cordova plugin to get the icon and label of an app based on its package name.

Install

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-get-app-info

Usage

Get app label:

cordova.plugins.GetAppInfo.getAppLabel(function(label) {
    console.log(label);
}, function(error) {
    console.error(error);
});

Get app icon in Base64 string format:

cordova.plugins.GetAppInfo.getAppIcon(function(base64Icon) {
    console.log(base64Icon);
}, function(error) {
    console.error(error);
});

Using with Ionic Framework

In order for the plugin to be injectable into your providers/components and to use it the same way you use Ionic Native plugins, follow these steps:

1. Install the plugin as described in the Install section.

2. Create a Ionic Native wrapper for cordova-plugin-get-app-info. A reasonable location for the wrapper is src/plugins/get-app-info/get-app-info.ts:

   import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
   import { Plugin, Cordova, IonicNativePlugin } from '@ionic-native/core';
   
   @Plugin({
     pluginName: 'GetAppInfo',
     plugin: 'cordova-plugin-get-app-info',
     pluginRef: 'cordova.plugins.GetAppInfo',
     repo: 'https://github.com/esartor/cordova-plugin-get-app-info',
     platforms: ['Android']
   })
   @Injectable()
   export class GetAppInfo extends IonicNativePlugin {
     @Cordova()
     getAppIcon(packageName: string): Promise<string> {
       return;
     }
   
     @Cordova()
     getAppLabel(packageName: string): Promise<string> {
       return;
     }
   }
   

   Read this guide for a full explanation on how to wrap Cordova plugins with Ionic Native.

3. Inject the plugin into your providers/components and access the getAppLabel and getAppIcon methods which will return a promise. Example code:

   import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
   import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
   import { GetAppInfo } from '../../plugins/get-app-info/get-app-info';
   
   
   @Injectable()
   export class MyProvider {
   
     constructor(
       private platform: Platform,
       private getAppInfo: GetAppInfo
     ) {}
   
     myMethod() {
       if (this.platform.is(CORDOVA_PLATFORM)) {
         getAppInfo.getAppIcon('random.package.id').then((base64Icon) => {
           console.log(base64Icon);
         });
       }
     }
   }
   

Supported platforms

• Android

License

MIT