Package
com.google.android.apps.books
Books
Package intelligence
Observed signing, permission, version and size signals from contributing devices - descriptive of that sample, not a verdict. These come from the v2 Package Search sync, which not every device has contributed to yet, so for some packages this detail is partial or not present at all.
- Signed by the device maker's own signing key (QEMU), so it is an OEM preinstall.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 6 permissions: 2 runtime (user-granted) and 4 install-time.
- Reported as an updated system app on 1 of 1 profiles - a newer build is installed over the one in the system image there.
Declared permissions (6)
Largest permission set observed for this package. Text is Android's own published description where one exists; platform permissions Android does not document show their granted protection level (in grey) instead; vendor or unknown constants show the name only.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services. |
INTERNET |
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet. |
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage. |
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED |
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running. |
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage. |
Manage on devices
ADB commands for this package (the inverse of each is included so you can undo). Run from an authorised shell or wire the equivalent into your DPC. Verify on a test device first - this database doesn’t yet classify which packages are safe to change. --user 0 targets the current user; drop it (and use a privileged shell) to act device-wide.
/system, so Restore re-adds it (-k keeps app data)Seen on
Each record is a device profile (make + model + Android version). Each unique handset that syncs against a matching profile will increase the observations of a package, thereby increasing confidence that a package is expected to be on a device.
| OEM | Model | Android | Provenance | Observations | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotwav | TAB R9 Pro | Android 14 | - | 1 | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Lenovo | Lenovo TB-7306F | Android 11 | - | 1 | 19 Jul 2025 |
| Lenovo | TB328FU | Android 12 | - | 1 | 15 Sep 2025 |
| QEMU | Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) | Android 8.1 | OEM QEMU | 9 9 user-facing | 13 Feb 2026 |
| TCL | 9466X | Android 13 | - | 1 1 user-facing | 13 Jan 2026 |
| TCL | 9491G | Android 14 | - | 1 1 user-facing | 26 Aug 2025 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Books | en-us | 9 |
| Google Play Books | en-gb | 4 |
| Books | en-US | 1 |
| Google Play Libri | it-it | 1 |