Get installed Applications with Name, Package Name, Version and Icon

class PInfo {  
    private String appname = "";  
    private String pname = "";  
    private String versionName = "";  
    private int versionCode = 0;  
    private Drawable icon;  
    private void prettyPrint() {  
        log(appname + "\t" + pname + "\t" + versionName + "\t" + versionCode + "\t");  
    }  
}  
  
private void listPackages() {  
    ArrayList<PInfo> apps = getInstalledApps(false); /* false = no system packages */  
    final int max = apps.size();  
    for (int i=0; i<max; i++) {  
        apps.get(i).prettyPrint();  
    }  
}  
  
private ArrayList<PInfo> getInstalledApps(boolean getSysPackages) {  
    ArrayList<PInfo> res = new ArrayList<PInfo>();          
    List<PackageInfo> packs = getPackageManager().getInstalledPackages(0);  
    for(int i=0;i<packs.size();i++) {  
        PackageInfo p = packs.get(i);  
        if ((!getSysPackages) && (p.versionName == null)) {  
            continue ;  
        }  
        PInfo newInfo = new PInfo();  
        newInfo.appname = p.applicationInfo.loadLabel(getPackageManager()).toString();  
        newInfo.pname = p.packageName;  
        newInfo.versionName = p.versionName;  
        newInfo.versionCode = p.versionCode;  
        newInfo.icon = p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(getPackageManager());  
        res.add(newInfo);  
    }  
    return res;   
}  

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