diff --git a/cmds/pm/src/com/android/commands/pm/Pm.java b/cmds/pm/src/com/android/commands/pm/Pm.java
index b759de0..1b2326a 100644
--- a/cmds/pm/src/com/android/commands/pm/Pm.java
+++ b/cmds/pm/src/com/android/commands/pm/Pm.java
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionGroupInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionInfo;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
-import android.provider.Settings;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
         String filter = nextArg();
 
         try {
-            List<PackageInfo> packages = mPm.getInstalledPackages(getFlags);
+            final List<PackageInfo> packages = getInstalledPackages(mPm, getFlags);
 
             int count = packages.size();
             for (int p = 0 ; p < count ; p++) {
@@ -256,6 +257,22 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private List<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(IPackageManager pm, int flags)
+            throws RemoteException {
+        final List<PackageInfo> packageInfos = new ArrayList<PackageInfo>();
+        PackageInfo lastItem = null;
+        ParceledListSlice<PackageInfo> slice;
+
+        do {
+            final String lastKey = lastItem != null ? lastItem.packageName : null;
+            slice = pm.getInstalledPackages(flags, lastKey);
+            lastItem = slice.populateList(packageInfos, PackageInfo.CREATOR);
+        } while (!slice.isLastSlice());
+
+        return packageInfos;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Lists all of the features supported by the current device.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java b/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
index 50e56c7..5926929 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ApplicationPackageManager.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionGroupInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ProviderInfo;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -378,19 +380,41 @@
         throw new NameNotFoundException("No shared userid for user:"+sharedUserName);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(int flags) {
         try {
-            return mPM.getInstalledPackages(flags);
+            final List<PackageInfo> packageInfos = new ArrayList<PackageInfo>();
+            PackageInfo lastItem = null;
+            ParceledListSlice<PackageInfo> slice;
+
+            do {
+                final String lastKey = lastItem != null ? lastItem.packageName : null;
+                slice = mPM.getInstalledPackages(flags, lastKey);
+                lastItem = slice.populateList(packageInfos, PackageInfo.CREATOR);
+            } while (!slice.isLastSlice());
+
+            return packageInfos;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Package manager has died", e);
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<ApplicationInfo> getInstalledApplications(int flags) {
         try {
-            return mPM.getInstalledApplications(flags);
+            final List<ApplicationInfo> applicationInfos = new ArrayList<ApplicationInfo>();
+            ApplicationInfo lastItem = null;
+            ParceledListSlice<ApplicationInfo> slice;
+
+            do {
+                final String lastKey = lastItem != null ? lastItem.packageName : null;
+                slice = mPM.getInstalledApplications(flags, lastKey);
+                lastItem = slice.populateList(applicationInfos, ApplicationInfo.CREATOR);
+            } while (!slice.isLastSlice());
+
+            return applicationInfos;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Package manager has died", e);
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/IPackageManager.aidl b/core/java/android/content/pm/IPackageManager.aidl
index fbf8f92..20b1b50 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/IPackageManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/IPackageManager.aidl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.IPackageStatsObserver;
 import android.content.pm.InstrumentationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
 import android.content.pm.ProviderInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionGroupInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PermissionInfo;
@@ -109,9 +110,21 @@
     List<ResolveInfo> queryIntentServices(in Intent intent,
             String resolvedType, int flags);
 
-    List<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(int flags);
+    /**
+     * This implements getInstalledPackages via a "last returned row"
+     * mechanism that is not exposed in the API. This is to get around the IPC
+     * limit that kicks in when flags are included that bloat up the data
+     * returned.
+     */
+    ParceledListSlice getInstalledPackages(int flags, in String lastRead);
 
-    List<ApplicationInfo> getInstalledApplications(int flags);
+    /**
+     * This implements getInstalledApplications via a "last returned row"
+     * mechanism that is not exposed in the API. This is to get around the IPC
+     * limit that kicks in when flags are included that bloat up the data
+     * returned.
+     */
+    ParceledListSlice getInstalledApplications(int flags, in String lastRead);
 
     /**
      * Retrieve all applications that are marked as persistent.
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.aidl b/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.aidl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c02cc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.content.pm;
+
+parcelable ParceledListSlice;
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a98db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/ParceledListSlice.java
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.content.pm;
+
+import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Builds up a parcel that is discarded when written to another parcel or
+ * written to a list. This is useful for API that sends huge lists across a
+ * Binder that may be larger than the IPC limit.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+public class ParceledListSlice<T extends Parcelable> implements Parcelable {
+    /*
+     * TODO get this number from somewhere else. For now set it to a quarter of
+     * the 1MB limit.
+     */
+    private static final int MAX_IPC_SIZE = 256 * 1024;
+
+    private Parcel mParcel;
+
+    private int mNumItems;
+
+    private boolean mIsLastSlice;
+
+    public ParceledListSlice() {
+        mParcel = Parcel.obtain();
+    }
+
+    private ParceledListSlice(Parcel p, int numItems, boolean lastSlice) {
+        mParcel = p;
+        mNumItems = numItems;
+        mIsLastSlice = lastSlice;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int describeContents() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write this to another Parcel. Note that this discards the internal Parcel
+     * and should not be used anymore. This is so we can pass this to a Binder
+     * where we won't have a chance to call recycle on this.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
+        dest.writeInt(mNumItems);
+        dest.writeInt(mIsLastSlice ? 1 : 0);
+
+        if (mNumItems > 0) {
+            final int parcelSize = mParcel.dataSize();
+            dest.writeInt(parcelSize);
+            dest.appendFrom(mParcel, 0, parcelSize);
+        }
+
+        mNumItems = 0;
+        mParcel.recycle();
+        mParcel = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Appends a parcel to this list slice.
+     *
+     * @param item Parcelable item to append to this list slice
+     * @return true when the list slice is full and should not be appended to
+     *         anymore
+     */
+    public boolean append(T item) {
+        if (mParcel == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("ParceledListSlice has already been recycled");
+        }
+
+        item.writeToParcel(mParcel, PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE);
+        mNumItems++;
+
+        return mParcel.dataSize() > MAX_IPC_SIZE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Populates a list and discards the internal state of the
+     * ParceledListSlice in the process. The instance should
+     * not be used anymore.
+     *
+     * @param list list to insert items from this slice.
+     * @param creator creator that knows how to unparcel the
+     *        target object type.
+     * @return the last item inserted into the list or null if none.
+     */
+    public T populateList(List<T> list, Creator<T> creator) {
+        mParcel.setDataPosition(0);
+
+        T item = null;
+        for (int i = 0; i < mNumItems; i++) {
+            item = creator.createFromParcel(mParcel);
+            list.add(item);
+        }
+
+        mParcel.recycle();
+        mParcel = null;
+
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether this is the last list slice in the series.
+     *
+     * @param lastSlice
+     */
+    public void setLastSlice(boolean lastSlice) {
+        mIsLastSlice = lastSlice;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether this is the last slice in a series of slices.
+     *
+     * @return true if this is the last slice in the series.
+     */
+    public boolean isLastSlice() {
+        return mIsLastSlice;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static final Parcelable.Creator<ParceledListSlice> CREATOR =
+            new Parcelable.Creator<ParceledListSlice>() {
+        public ParceledListSlice createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
+            final int numItems = in.readInt();
+            final boolean lastSlice = in.readInt() == 1;
+
+            if (numItems > 0) {
+                final int parcelSize = in.readInt();
+
+                // Advance within this Parcel
+                int offset = in.dataPosition();
+                in.setDataPosition(offset + parcelSize);
+
+                Parcel p = Parcel.obtain();
+                p.setDataPosition(0);
+                p.appendFrom(in, offset, parcelSize);
+                p.setDataPosition(0);
+
+                return new ParceledListSlice(p, numItems, lastSlice);
+            } else {
+                return new ParceledListSlice();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public ParceledListSlice[] newArray(int size) {
+            return new ParceledListSlice[size];
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
index 4a66a40..dd5c2a9 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfoLite;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageStats;
+import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
+
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED;
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.FileObserver;
@@ -2331,63 +2334,110 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public List<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(int flags) {
-        ArrayList<PackageInfo> finalList = new ArrayList<PackageInfo>();
-
-        synchronized (mPackages) {
-            if((flags & PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES) != 0) {
-                Iterator<PackageSetting> i = mSettings.mPackages.values().iterator();
-                while (i.hasNext()) {
-                    final PackageSetting ps = i.next();
-                    PackageInfo psPkg = generatePackageInfoFromSettingsLP(ps.name, flags);
-                    if(psPkg != null) {
-                        finalList.add(psPkg);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                Iterator<PackageParser.Package> i = mPackages.values().iterator();
-                while (i.hasNext()) {
-                    final PackageParser.Package p = i.next();
-                    if (p.applicationInfo != null) {
-                        PackageInfo pi = generatePackageInfo(p, flags);
-                        if(pi != null) {
-                            finalList.add(pi);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+    private static final int getContinuationPoint(final String[] keys, final String key) {
+        final int index;
+        if (key == null) {
+            index = 0;
+        } else {
+            final int insertPoint = Arrays.binarySearch(keys, key);
+            if (insertPoint < 0) {
+                index = -insertPoint;
+            } else {
+                index = insertPoint + 1;
             }
         }
-        return finalList;
+        return index;
     }
 
-    public List<ApplicationInfo> getInstalledApplications(int flags) {
-        ArrayList<ApplicationInfo> finalList = new ArrayList<ApplicationInfo>();
-        synchronized(mPackages) {
-            if((flags & PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES) != 0) {
-                Iterator<PackageSetting> i = mSettings.mPackages.values().iterator();
-                while (i.hasNext()) {
-                    final PackageSetting ps = i.next();
-                    ApplicationInfo ai = generateApplicationInfoFromSettingsLP(ps.name, flags);
-                    if(ai != null) {
-                        finalList.add(ai);
+    public ParceledListSlice<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(int flags, String lastRead) {
+        final ParceledListSlice<PackageInfo> list = new ParceledListSlice<PackageInfo>();
+        final boolean listUninstalled = (flags & PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES) != 0;
+        final String[] keys;
+
+        synchronized (mPackages) {
+            if (listUninstalled) {
+                keys = mSettings.mPackages.keySet().toArray(new String[mSettings.mPackages.size()]);
+            } else {
+                keys = mPackages.keySet().toArray(new String[mPackages.size()]);
+            }
+
+            Arrays.sort(keys);
+            int i = getContinuationPoint(keys, lastRead);
+            final int N = keys.length;
+
+            while (i < N) {
+                final String packageName = keys[i++];
+
+                PackageInfo pi = null;
+                if (listUninstalled) {
+                    final PackageSetting ps = mSettings.mPackages.get(packageName);
+                    if (ps != null) {
+                        pi = generatePackageInfoFromSettingsLP(ps.name, flags);
                     }
+                } else {
+                    final PackageParser.Package p = mPackages.get(packageName);
+                    if (p != null) {
+                        pi = generatePackageInfo(p, flags);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (pi != null && !list.append(pi)) {
+                    break;
                 }
             }
-            else {
-                Iterator<PackageParser.Package> i = mPackages.values().iterator();
-                while (i.hasNext()) {
-                    final PackageParser.Package p = i.next();
-                    if (p.applicationInfo != null) {
-                        ApplicationInfo ai = PackageParser.generateApplicationInfo(p, flags);
-                        if(ai != null) {
-                            finalList.add(ai);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+
+            if (i == N) {
+                list.setLastSlice(true);
             }
         }
-        return finalList;
+
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    public ParceledListSlice<ApplicationInfo> getInstalledApplications(int flags,
+            String lastRead) {
+        final ParceledListSlice<ApplicationInfo> list = new ParceledListSlice<ApplicationInfo>();
+        final boolean listUninstalled = (flags & PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES) != 0;
+        final String[] keys;
+
+        synchronized (mPackages) {
+            if (listUninstalled) {
+                keys = mSettings.mPackages.keySet().toArray(new String[mSettings.mPackages.size()]);
+            } else {
+                keys = mPackages.keySet().toArray(new String[mPackages.size()]);
+            }
+
+            Arrays.sort(keys);
+            int i = getContinuationPoint(keys, lastRead);
+            final int N = keys.length;
+
+            while (i < N) {
+                final String packageName = keys[i++];
+
+                ApplicationInfo ai = null;
+                if (listUninstalled) {
+                    final PackageSetting ps = mSettings.mPackages.get(packageName);
+                    if (ps != null) {
+                        ai = generateApplicationInfoFromSettingsLP(ps.name, flags);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    final PackageParser.Package p = mPackages.get(packageName);
+                    if (p != null) {
+                        ai = PackageParser.generateApplicationInfo(p, flags);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (ai != null && !list.append(ai)) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (i == N) {
+                list.setLastSlice(true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return list;
     }
 
     public List<ApplicationInfo> getPersistentApplications(int flags) {