Workaround for version detection error in BG

assets/translations/en.json

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
     "pleaseAllowInstallPerm": "Please allow Obtainium to install Apps",
     "trackOnly": "Track-Only",
     "errorWithHttpStatusCode": "Error {}",
+    "versionCorrectionDisabled": "Version correction disabled (plugin doesn't seem to work)",
     "tooManyRequestsTryAgainInMinutes": {
         "one": "Too many requests (rate limited) - try again in {} minute",
         "other": "Too many requests (rate limited) - try again in {} minutes"

lib/main.dart

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import 'package:easy_localization/src/easy_localization_controller.dart';
 // ignore: implementation_imports
 import 'package:easy_localization/src/localization.dart';
 
-const String currentVersion = '0.8.9';
+const String currentVersion = '0.8.10';
 const String currentReleaseTag =
     'v$currentVersion-beta'; // KEEP THIS IN SYNC WITH GITHUB RELEASES
 

lib/providers/apps_provider.dart

@@ -427,6 +427,19 @@ class AppsProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     return null;
   }
 
+  Future<bool> doesInstalledAppsPluginWork() async {
+    bool res = false;
+    try {
+      res = (await InstalledApps.getAppInfo(obtainiumId)).versionName != null;
+    } catch (e) {
+      //
+    }
+    if (!res) {
+      logs.add(tr('versionCorrectionDisabled'));
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+
   // If the App says it is installed but installedInfo is null, set it to not installed
   // If there is any other mismatch between installedInfo and installedVersion, try reconciling them intelligently
   // If that fails, just set it to the actual version string (all we can do at that point)
@@ -550,21 +563,25 @@ class AppsProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     }
     loadingApps = false;
     notifyListeners();
-    List<App> modifiedApps = [];
-    for (var app in apps.values) {
-      var moddedApp =
-          getCorrectedInstallStatusAppIfPossible(app.app, app.installedInfo);
-      if (moddedApp != null) {
-        modifiedApps.add(moddedApp);
+    if (await doesInstalledAppsPluginWork()) {
+      List<App> modifiedApps = [];
+      for (var app in apps.values) {
+        var moddedApp =
+            getCorrectedInstallStatusAppIfPossible(app.app, app.installedInfo);
+        if (moddedApp != null) {
+          modifiedApps.add(moddedApp);
+        }
+      }
+      if (modifiedApps.isNotEmpty) {
+        await saveApps(modifiedApps, attemptToCorrectInstallStatus: false);
       }
-    }
-    if (modifiedApps.isNotEmpty) {
-      await saveApps(modifiedApps, attemptToCorrectInstallStatus: false);
     }
   }
 
   Future<void> saveApps(List<App> apps,
       {bool attemptToCorrectInstallStatus = true}) async {
+    attemptToCorrectInstallStatus =
+        attemptToCorrectInstallStatus && (await doesInstalledAppsPluginWork());
     for (var app in apps) {
       AppInfo? info = await getInstalledInfo(app.id);
       app.name = info?.name ?? app.name;

pubspec.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 0.8.9+72 # When changing this, update the tag in main() accordingly
+version: 0.8.10+74 # When changing this, update the tag in main() accordingly
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.18.2 <3.0.0'