Start Android Market from App

Question

I\'m developing a lite version for an app on the Android. How can I start an Intent to open the Android Market, preferably with the full version of my app displayed? This is

Answer 1

Hi I was trying the achieve the same but with one small difference

I DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN IT EMBEDDED ON MY APP

public void start(JSONArray args, CallbackContext callback) {

    Intent launchIntent;
    String packageName;
    String activity;
    String uri;
    ComponentName comp;

    try {
        packageName = args.getString(0); //com.android.vending
        activity    = args.getString(1); //com.google.android.finsky.activities.LaunchUrlHandlerActivity
        uri         = args.getString(2); //'market://details?id=com.triplingo.enterprise'

        launchIntent = this.cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
        comp = new ComponentName(packageName, activity);
        launchIntent.setComponent(comp);
        launchIntent.setData(Uri.parse(uri));

        this.cordova.getActivity().startActivity(launchIntent);
        callback.success();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        callback.error(e.toString());
    }
}

THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT YOU START A NEW APP NOT JUST SHOW GOOGLE PLAY IN YOUR APP

This code is part of a Cordova plugin but is pretty obvious what you need to do to use it natively.

THE IMPORTANT LINES

launchIntent = this.cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
comp = new ComponentName(packageName, activity);
launchIntent.setComponent(comp);
launchIntent.setData(Uri.parse(uri));

Regards

Answer 2

That query above works, but when I tried it, it looked like it was bringing up search results based on the name.

If you use something like

intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=com.wolinlabs.SuperScorepad")); 

instead, it will go right to the Android Market page for your app.

I think that's more what you wanted (?)

Answer 3

Found answer in the end:

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); 
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://search?q=pname:MyApp")); 
startActivity(intent);

No way of testing on emulator, though.