Android TV Core Services

Name: Android TV Core Services
Rating: 2.90 (3157 reviews)
Author: Google LLC

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Provides critical system functions on your Android TV entertainment device.

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Total installs: 379,565,623
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 2.9★
Released: 8 Jan 2018
Last update: 16 Mar 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

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App manifest

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Permissions

16 in 3 groups

4 Sensitive4 Notable8 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Read the phone's internal system status, which may include private details about other apps
Read system logs that may reveal what you do on your phone
Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using
Change protected system settings, like security options, that normal apps cannot touch

Device & app historySensitive2

Access to which apps you run, system logs, and your web browsing history

Read the phone's internal system status, which may include private details about other appsretrieve system internal state · DUMP
Read system logs that may reveal what you do on your phoneread sensitive log data · READ_LOGS

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherSensitive13

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Change protected system settings, like security options, that normal apps cannot touchmodify secure system settings · WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Control music or video playing in other apps and see what is playingcontrol media playback and metadata access · MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL
See which apps are running or were recently used on your deviceretrieve running apps · GET_TASKS
Stop you from switching to another app while it is openprevent app switches · STOP_APP_SWITCHES
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Check how much storage space apps are usingmeasure app storage space · GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
access all TV channel/program informationGoogle Play label
Read the TV channel list and program guide on your TV deviceread TV channel/program information · com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
Add or change TV channel and program guide informationwrite TV channel/program information · com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.