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React native: Checking if a Third-Party App is Installed

In react-native, I need to check if navigation apps are installed on the user’s device. The app (for iOS and Android) should display a menu showing all the navigation apps available (e.g., Google Maps, Waze, Sygic, TomTom, etc.), and when an item is clicked, the corresponding app should be opened with directions. Is it possible to do this with react? Can we determine which apps are installed on the user’s phone?
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    In React Native, you can check if a third-party app is installed on a device by using the react-native-installed-apps package. This package allows you to query the device for installed apps and perform actions based on the results.

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    In React Native, you can use the react-native-device-info library to check if a third-party app is installed on both iOS and Android. This library provides a way to access device information, including installed apps.

    import DeviceInfo from 'react-native-device-info';
// Replace 'com.example.thirdpartyapp' with the package name of the app you want to check
const thirdPartyAppPackageName = 'com.example.thirdpartyapp';

const isAppInstalled = async () => {
  try {
    const isAppInstalled = await DeviceInfo.isAppInstalled(thirdPartyAppPackageName);
    console.log(`Is the app installed: ${isAppInstalled}`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
};

    For Android, the isAppInstalled function will return true if the app is installed and false otherwise. However, for iOS, this method only works for system apps, not third-party apps. Therefore, for iOS, you’ll need to use a different approach.

    For iOS, you can use the Linking module to check if the app is installed:

    import { Linking } from 'react-native';

const isAppInstalledIOS = async () => {
  try {
    const url = `thirdpartyapp://`; // Replace 'thirdpartyapp' with the scheme of the app you want to check
    const supported = await Linking.canOpenURL(url);
    console.log(`Is the app installed on iOS: ${supported}`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
};

    For this to work on iOS, the third-party app must have registered a custom URL scheme (like thirdpartyapp://) that you can use to check its presence.

    Keep in mind that the package name and the custom URL scheme may vary for different apps, so make sure to use the correct ones for the app you want to check.

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