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Michael Levy
Michael Levy

Reputation: 13297

Android permissions categories and DELETE_PACKAGES and INSTALL_PACKAGES permissions

I have an application that requires the DELETE_PACKAGES and INSTALL_PACKAGES permissions. The app is NOT being distributed through the market and requires "unknown sources" to be enabled. When I install this application the install page presents the user with a list of permission categories that include the categories:

  1. Your location
  2. Network communication
  3. Storage
  4. Services that cost you money
  5. Phone Calls

Are the permissions DELETE_PACKAGES and INSTALL_PACKAGES included in one of these categories? If so, which? If not, is the user not warned about this permission request?

For some background see List of android application categories and permissions

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5472

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1007124

I have an application that requires the DELETE_PACKAGES and INSTALL_PACKAGES permissions.

SDK applications cannot hold these permissions, unless they are part of the firmware.

Are the permissions DELETE_PACKAGES and INSTALL_PACKAGES included in one of these categories?

Probably not, but the user isn't installing your application, as it will be part of the firmware, so the point is presumably moot.

Upvotes: 4

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