# Android Apps

> Application lifecycle — list, launch, stop, and inspect installed applications, plus deep links and settings. Use when the user wants to find, open, close, or interrogate an app on a connected device.

- Skill: `samraddhashrivastavatech/android-apps` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add samraddhashrivastavatech/android-apps`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/android-apps/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: SAMRADDHASHRIVASTAVATECH (https://skillmd.com/u/samraddhashrivastavatech)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/android-apps

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# Android applications

Manage the application surface of a connected device: discovering what is
installed, starting it, stopping it, and opening deep links or settings panes.

## When to use

- "What apps are installed?" / "Open WhatsApp" / "Close that game".
- Opening a specific settings screen or a `http(s)://` deep link.
- Checking a package is present before automating its UI.

## Tools used

- `apps_list` — enumerate installed packages (optionally filtered).
- `app_launch` — start an app (package or resolved name).
- `app_stop` — force-stop a running app.
- `open_url` — resolve and open a deep link (`intent://`, `http(s)://`).
- `open_settings` — open a named settings pane.
- `ui_tree` / `ui_read` — confirm what actually came to the foreground.
- `shell` — fallback inspection (`pm list packages`, `dumpsys` filters).

## Procedure

1. `apps_list` (filter by name/package) to locate the target.
2. If launching: use `app_launch`; prefer the resolved app name over raw package.
3. After launch, `ui_tree` on a short delay to confirm the launcher has the
   expected foreground surface.
4. If UI did not settle, `screen` capture the top window and re-`ui_find`.
5. Always return the foreground window + launched package as evidence.

## Security

- `app_launch` / `app_stop` change device state: require `confirm=true`.
- Only interact with applications the user asked about; do not enumerate or poke
  apps speculatively.

## Related skills

`android-ui` · `android-intents` · `android-screen` · `android-control`