getLaunchIntentForPackage is null for some apps

Question

I\'m building a service that sends a list of installed apps from an Android TV or a Fire TV to a mobile phone. The phone then sends back the package name of the app it wants

Answer 1

    Intent launchIntent = null;

                try{
                        launchIntent = context.getPackageManager().getLeanbackLaunchIntentForPackage(pkgName);
                    } catch (java.lang.NoSuchMethodError e){
                    }

                    if (launchIntent == null) launchIntent = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(pkgName);

                if (launchIntent != null)  {
                    launchIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                    context.startActivity(launchIntent);
                } else {
                   // failure message
                }