Permissions Explained
As a privacy-friendly application, Package Manager only demands the very necessary permissions required to offer the promised features, and are
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - checking network state before attempting to open web links.
- ACCESS_SUPERUSER - required to handle several tasks that demand root permissions.
- MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 11 and above).
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES - necessary to uninstall applications.
- REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES - necessary to install split APK's.
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 10 and below).
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES - necessary permission to get most applications visible in Android 11 and above.