question on permissions

[IzzySoft]

Continuing from #68, today it's:

! repo/app.simple.peri_300.apk declares sensitive permission(s):
  android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES

Why would a wallpaper app want to uninstall apps I wonder? And as it worked without READ_MEDIA_IMAGES before, could you please clarify what this is needed for now? Thanks in advance!

[Hamza417]

Newer versions of Android also required READ_MEDIA_IMAGES permission to read the system wallpaper alongside the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, It's been discussed in the Issue #72 already, and you can read the conclusion here about these permissions. This wasn't mentioned in the official documentations, the one I referenced earlier in the #68, and I only found about it after the app started crashing in Android 15.

As for REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES it is used to uninstall the live wallpapers from the live wallpaper picker screen. It's wallpaper manager app, not wallpaper app, hence the permissions.

Edit: Added proper explanation.

[IzzySoft]

Thanks @Hamza417! Both went to the app's "green list" now, together with the proper explanation for transparency.