Programmatically install an apk in Android 7 / api24

Question

I am trying to get my app to automatically install an apk. This works fine for api<24. But for 24, it is failing. Android has implemented extra security:

Answer 1

Here is the solution I have found

val newFile = File(dirPath, "$fileNameWithoutExtn.apk")
                        var fileUri = Uri.fromFile(newFile)
                        //use the fileProvider to get the downloaded from sdcard
                        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24) {
                            fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this@SettingAcitivity, applicationContext.packageName + ".provider", newFile)
                         val intent=Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
                            intent.setDataAndType(fileUri, "application/vnd.android.package-archive")
                            intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
                            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
                            startActivity(intent)
                        }else{
                            newFile.setReadable(true, false)
                            val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
                            intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                            intent.setDataAndType(fileUri, "application/vnd.android.package-archive")
                            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
                            startActivity(intent)
                        }

and write in manifest

and also set the permission

and in xml folder paths will be