Permissions¶

Ackpine adds the following permissions to AndroidManifest.xml:

• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE — used by INTENT_BASED package installer to create temporary APK copy;
• REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES and REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES — self-explanatory;
• VIBRATE — to be able to set heads-up notifications' vibration when using DEFERRED confirmation;
• POST_NOTIFICATIONS — for posting notifications when using DEFERRED confirmation;
• UPDATE_PACKAGES_WITHOUT_USER_ACTION — to be able to leverage requireUserAction feature on API >= 31;
• ENFORCE_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP — to be able to leverage update ownership enforcement feature on API >= 34.

If you don't need some of the features listed above and don't want to have unneeded permissions in your app, you can remove them from the resulting merged AndroidManifest.xml, but do so carefully to not break the library functionality you use:

<uses-permission
    android:name="android.permission.PERMISSION_TO_REMOVE"
    tools:node="remove" />

For getting correct uninstall results, your app must have permission to query the uninstalled package. Add this to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<queries>
    <package android:name="com.your.uninstalled.package" />
</queries>

Or, if you must, add the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission. Be careful about not violating Google Play policies in regards to this permission.