Android: install .apk programmatically [duplicate]

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I made this with help from
Android download binary file problems
and Install Application programmatically on Android.

I want to make auto-update and auto-install at once. It is local so it’s non-market application.

Here is my code for it:

public void Update(String apkurl){
    try {
        URL url = new URL(apkurl);
        HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
        c.setRequestMethod("GET");
        c.setDoOutput(true);
        c.connect();

        String PATH = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/download/";
        File file = new File(PATH);
        file.mkdirs();
        File outputFile = new File(file, "app.apk");
        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);

        InputStream is = c.getInputStream();

        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int len1 = 0;
        while ((len1 = is.read(buffer)) != -1) {
            fos.write(buffer, 0, len1);
        }
        fos.close();
        is.close();//till here, it works fine - .apk is download to my sdcard in download file

        Intent promptInstall = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
            .setData(Uri.parse(PATH+"app.apk"))
            .setType("application/android.com.app");
        startActivity(promptInstall);//installation is not working

    } catch (IOException e) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Update error!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

My permissions are INTERNET, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, INSTALL_PACKAGES, and DELETE_PACKAGES.

When Intent promptInstall is loaded, the app crashes =/

So, am I missing permissions or is my code incorrect, or is there a better way to do this?

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