Using adb, how can I find out the which permissions an Android application requires?
Because I want to display the permissions of multiple applications on different devices, viewing them in Google Play
or Settings
> Applications manager
requires too much manual work.
I just wanted to combine Jason's and Juuso's answers together and notice that the former lists permissions that were granted, while the latter lists permissions that were requested (including ones that were granted).
To see only permissions that were granted (but omitting ones that were requested but not granted) use
adb shell dumpsys package packagename
and check grantedPermissions
section at the bottom of the output.
To list all permissions (requested but not granted + requested and granted):
Notice the APK of a package. You can run the same command
adb shell dumpsys package packagename
and get the APK path from codePath
element of its output.
(if there is no aapt
on your device/emulator) You'll need to pull the apk from device/emulator as Juuso Ohtonen has pointed out in his answer. So execute something like this from your desktop:
adb pull /data/app/com.your.package.apk
List all permissions of the package
If missing from device/emulator aapt
can be found under build-tools/<version>/
in your Android SDK.
Then execute
aapt d permissions /path/to/com.your.package.apk