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Please help me, I’m trying to find some documentation about pre-installed applications at Android.
I need to know what does it means, what permissions it has and how can I “pre-install”
my app for testing.
Thanks.
It means applications that ship as part of the firmware build on a device.
A pre-installed app has no special permissions simply by being pre-installed. An app installed on the firmware can hold
signatureOrSystempermissions that otherwise would be unavailable (e.g.,WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS).You would have to build your own firmware. Light testing might be achieved by rooting your device and putting your app in the spot where pre-installed apps live (
/system/appIIRC), but since most consumer devices are not rooted, your tests may be flawed.