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Exported May 9, 2026
If you use Google Play Services you can get the account type and account name without any extra permissions. First, add the following dependency to build.gradle: Next, launch the account chooser intent: Finally,...
To get a list of all permissions using adb, you will need to add the -g flag. If you look at the source code , this adds null to the list of groups. As you pointed out, PackageManager#getAllPermissionGroups(int) does...
Using adb shell pm grant [PACKAGE_NAME] android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS worked for me on several devices. Make sure you added the following to the AndroidManifest : I was also able to use root to grant the...
The app will be installed but a SecurityException will be thrown if you use a permission the system cannot grant. You can read more about permissions here: System Permissions | Android Developers