Permissions Explained

As a privacy-friendly application, Package Manager only demands the very necessary permissions required to offer the promised features, and are

  1. ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - checking network state before attempting to open web links.
  2. ACCESS_SUPERUSER - required to handle several tasks that demand root permissions.
  3. MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 11 and above).
  4. REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES - necessary to uninstall applications.
  5. REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES - necessary to install split APK's.
  6. WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - necessary to export APK's, and other resources to device storage (Android 10 and below).
  7. QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES - necessary permission to get most applications visible in Android 11 and above.