title: Get list of installed android applications
body: <p>Hi I want to get a list of all of the installed applications on the users device I have been googling for the longest time but can't find what i want this link was the closest though and works fine except me being new don't understand how to use the method getPackages(); and create a list with it</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.androidsnippets.com/get-installed-applications-with-name-package-name-version-and-icon">http://www.androidsnippets.com/get-installed-applications-with-name-package-name-version-and-icon</a></p>
  
  <p>Any help on how to create the actual list would be a major help i have all that code already in just can't get the list to actually show thanks for any help</p>