Sending APK file android

Question

I use this code to send the app's APK file to another device. It works on android 2.3.3, but is not working on android 4+.

Where is the problem?

I have logged the getpackageCodePath() and it returns the APK file on android 4+, but the whole code is not working, and when Bluetooth starts, it sends nothing.

ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
sendIntent.setType("application/vnd.android.package-archive");
uris.add(Uri.parse(getApplication().getPackageCodePath()));
sendIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, null));

Answer 1

I use below code for send apk. and it works

try{
    ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
    Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
    sendIntent.setType("application/*");
    uris.add(Uri.fromFile(new File(getApplicationInfo().publicSourceDir)));
    sendIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, null));

}catch(Exception e){}

Answer 2

Change the line :

uris.add(Uri.parse(getApplication().getPackageCodePath()));

to

uris.add(Uri.fromFile(new File(getApplicationInfo().publicSourceDir)));

and it should work in all 4.x devices. Alternatively you can also do something like this:

ApplicationInfo app=getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo("packageName", 0);                       
uris.add(Uri.fromFile(new File(app.publicSourceDir)));

Both of the above ways work for me.