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Android platform permission name

ID android_permission

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Name of a permission defined by the Android platform, as an app requests it in a uses-permission element of AndroidManifest.xml and as the constants of android.Manifest.permission hold it. Almost all start with android.permission. followed by an uppercase name (android.permission.CAMERA); a few older ones use a com.android.<component>.permission. prefix (com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL). APK analysis tools and VirusTotal list them to show what an app can access. Apps can also define their own permissions with any package-style name; the regexp covers only the platform form.

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Regular expression

^(?:android|com\.android\.[a-z]+)\.permission\.[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$

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Examples

ValueDescription
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONApproximate location
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSShow notifications (Android 13 and later)
com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAILPlatform permission with a component prefix
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION invalidConstant name without the prefix
android.permission.access_coarse_location invalidLowercase permission name

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