So… Why Bother?

You might wonder why Google is bothering with this, given that the whitelists allow you to bypass the restrictions, and that’s ignoring the official QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES opt-out.

In general, it appears as though this is simply a tightening of the security rules (“principle of least access”), not tied to anything specific.

And, while Google expressly hints about possible restrictions on Play Store distribution for apps using QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES, do not assume that the whitelists are some form of escape hatch:


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