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Using the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission

Using the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission

If you need to query or interact with other installed apps, you should be using a <queries> declaration in your manifest. Using the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission in order to see all installed apps is rarely necessary, and most apps on Google Play are not allowed to have this permission.

Issue id: QueryAllPackagesPermission

https://g.co/dev/packagevisibility

Inspection Details

Available in:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for Android 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3

Plugin:

Android, 2022.3.1 Beta 2

Last modified: 13 July 2023