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Specifically GMS runs as a "privileged app" (that's what priv-apps stands for) which can declare access to permissions in the manifest that non-privileged apps

Specifically GMS runs as a "privileged app" (that's what priv-apps stands for) which can declare access to permissions in the manifest that non-privileged apps can't even ask for.

UncleMeat 3y ago
Importantly, this is largely a property of preloaded apps rather than GMS explicitly.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  Yeah, they are curated by the author(s) of the Android build that the device is running.