User Interface
Screenshot of the main UI of Package Manager
Other than the main title (app name itself), the top portion of the application includes three buttons and are
- Search - Search and categorize applications with a specific name/package id).
- Sort - Sort the applications by name or package id. This section also offers an option to reverse the application list order.
- Menu - Access to "Split APK Installer", "Exported Apps", "Settings" and the "About" pages of the app.
Screenshot of the App Info page of Package Manager
- Version - Current version
- Package id - Package id (the unique application id which looks like a Java package name, such as com.example.app. This id uniquely identifies an application on the device as well as in an app store.)
- APK Path - The directory in which the APK file (or split APK's) of the selected application are installed
- Data Directory - The directory in which the data files of the selected application are stored
- Native Library - The directory in which the necessity libraries of the selected application are stored
- Installation Dates - The dates at which the application is first installed and last updated
- Certificate - some details about the app signing certificate
- Open - Open the selected application
- Explore - Extract and navigate through the contents of the selected APK file. This feature will allow the users to check out various resources and other important files that decide how the application behaves. It is also possible to export resources of the selected app (e.g. application icon) into the device storage in a few clicks
- Disable/Enable - Disable the selected app if it is enabled or vice versa (root-only feature)
- Uninstall - Package Manager allows uninstalling any applications including the ones with system privileges when running with root permissions. On non-rooted devices, only user applications are allowed to remove. On the other hand, Package Manager also offers some guidance to remove the system application on non-rooted devices via the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) method
- App Info - Open the native settings page of the selected app
- Google Play - Open the Google Play page of the app (work only if the selected application is published in Google Play)
- Export - Export the individual APK file or split APK's (app bundles) into the device storage. After exporting an APK file/app bundles, Package Manager also provides an option to share the exported APK file/bundle via third-party applications
- Reset - Reset the data folder of the selected application (root-only feature)
Screenshot of the Split APK's page of Package Manager
Screenshot of the Permissions page of Package Manager
Screenshot of the Operations page of Package Manager
Screenshot of the Activity page of Package Manager
Screenshot of the Manifest page of Package Manager