Checking external app version name in android

Question

I would like to know how to read installed apk version. For example, from my app i would like to know what version of Skype is installed on my phone.

To Read my app

Answer 1

This worked for me:

PackageInfo pinfo = context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo( "com.myapp", 0 );
String verName = pinfo.versionName;
int verCode = pinfo.versionCode;