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From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
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Subject: Re: How many packages are installed on your Android phone?
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:51:25 -0000 (UTC)
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On 13 Mar 2025 11:29:40 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote :


>   On my Samsung (Galaxy A51, Android 13) phone, Settings -> Apps, only
> gives a list, no count.

My Samsung results agree with both those of Carlos & Frank just now.
I haven't found a *native* method yet to get the app count from my Samsung.

Of course, adb will do it (or local adb if you don't have a PC handy):
 *list all installed packages in android adb shell*
 <https://gist.github.com/davidnunez/1404789?permalink_comment_id=3278028>

I just ran this:
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -f > packages.txt
 C:\> find /c /v "" packages.txt
      This reports 943 lines in "packages.txt".

The format of those 943 lines is as follows:
 package:/data/app/~~mth6kx-ogsD89anLzWRrkA==/com.keuwl.compass-SiG1BsCqHCGY4JN5NeVpKA==/base.apk=com.keuwl.compass
 package:/data/app/~~RYkubbbzHJGp5p7brdJm8Q==/rk.android.app.pinnedshortcuts-MWerRKDsOONOFYH3uWktpA==/base.apk=rk.android.app.pinnedshortcuts
 package:/data/app/~~yyilB0oeZL-qNl-JoP7XKg==/com.codex.appinspector-xVt6wmd2tYRiYAMIvKWoVw==/base.apk=com.codex.appinspector
 package:/data/app/~~LamcZDJjU5ny3g9RgbGFCg==/com.alpaca.android.readout-nCWF7C8s-Au-XGTbemToYQ==/base.apk=com.alpaca.android.readout
 etc.

To find out how many are 3rd-party (not system) packages:
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -f -3 > 3rdparty.txt
 C:\> find /c /v "" 3rdparty.txt
      This reports 552 lines in "3rdparty.txt".

To find out how many system packages are installed:
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -s > system.txt
 C:\> find /c /v "" system.txt
      This reports 391 lines in "system.txt".

Interesting that Muntashirakon listed slightly different numbers.
 <https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager>
 <https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/en/>
 <https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/vi/>

Here are some of the relevant adb commands users can try out:
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages <--- list all packages on the device
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -f -3 <--- list third-party packages
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages <--- list only the disabled packages
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -s <--- list only the system packages 
 C:\> adb shell pm list packages -u <--- list only uninstalled packages
 C:\> adb shell dumpsys package packages <--- list package information
 C:\> adb shell pm dump com.facebook.appmanager <--- info on a package