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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 10:45:52 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:12:23 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :


>>> Tell how to find out without installing anything. I don't have App 
>>> Manager.
>> 
>> Settings / Apps should show your top handful of apps by name, then a 
>> option like "See all nnn apps"
> 
> It shows the 4 recently used apps, and an entry that reads "show the 174 
> apps". I guess this number does not include "system apps". I can add 
> them to the list, but there is no count.

Thanks for checking Andy's suggestion as it behooves us to have a method to
count all the installed apps (system or user installed) on our devices.

I'm on Android 13, T-Mobile. Samsung Galaxy, and when I went to 
 Settings > Apps 
At top it says "Choose default apps" & "Samsung app settings".

Below that is "Your aps", with a hamburger to the right of that.
Selecting that hamburger, I get a "Filter and sort" dialog which has
 "Show system apps = on/off" 
And then below that is "Filter by" with the choices of
 (o) All 
 (_) Enabled
 (_) Disabled

Below that is "Sort by" with the choices of
 (o) Name
 (_) Size
 (_) Last used
 (_) Last updated

Try as I might, I can't get a count either using that method.
Andy is most likely on a Pixel, which hasn't been polluted by Samsung.

BTW, here are APK backup solutions (as far as I know) if you need them:
Muntashirakon app manager (does not need root to backup apks)
 <https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager>
 <https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/en/>
 <https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/vi/>

Swift Backup app data (including SMS, MMS, Wi-Fi settings) (may need root)
 <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.swiftapps.swiftbackup>

NeoBackup (fork of OAndBackup that is actively updated)
 <https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup>

OAndBackup (requires root for full power, may not be actively updated)
 <https://github.com/jensstein/oandbackup>
 <https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=dk.jens.backup>