public static void startApkActivity(final Context ctx, String packageName) { PackageManager pm = ctx.getPackageManager(); PackageInfo pi; try { pi = pm.getPackageInfo(packageName, 0); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null); intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER); intent.setPackage(pi.packageName); List<ResolveInfo> apps = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0); ResolveInfo ri = apps.iterator().next(); if (ri != null) { String className = ri.activityInfo.name; intent.setComponent(new ComponentName(packageName, className)); ctx.startActivity(intent); } } catch (NameNotFoundException e) { Log.e("startActivity", e); } }