Package
com.google.android.crossdeviceaccessservice
Connected Phone & Watch services
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 Google's own signing key (the same key Google uses across devices), so it is a Google-provided preinstall that updates independently of the system image, though 2 different Google signing keys appear across the fleet.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 25 permissions: 3 runtime (user-granted), 10 signature or system-level, 8 install-time and 4 vendor or uncatalogued.
- Never reported as user-facing, so it runs as a background or system component rather than an app the user opens.
Declared permissions (25)
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. |
BLUETOOTH_CONNECT |
Allows the app to connect to paired Bluetooth devices |
BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
DEVICE_POWER |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "systemExempted" |
INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
NETWORK_AIRPLANE_MODE |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
Allows the app to show notifications |
READ_DEVICE_CONFIG |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
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. |
SET_BIOMETRIC_DIALOG_ADVANCED |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
SUBSTITUTE_NOTIFICATION_APP_NAME |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
USE_BIOMETRIC |
Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication |
USE_BIOMETRIC_INTERNAL |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
USE_EXACT_ALARM |
This app can schedule actions like alarms and reminders to notify you at a desired time in the future. |
USE_FINGERPRINT |
Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication |
UWB_PRIVILEGED |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
UWB_RANGING |
Allow the app to determine relative position between nearby Ultra-Wideband devices |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
com.google.android.crossdeviceaccessservice.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
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com.google.android.crossdeviceaccessservice.primary.permission.RECEIVE_INTENT |
- |
com.google.android.pixelsystemservice.crossdeviceaccessservice.permission.PROXY_BROADCAST |
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com.google.android.systemui.crossdeviceunlock.CROSS_DEVICE_UNLOCK_BIND_MSG_SERVICE |
- |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixel 10 Pro | Android 17 | 1 | 1 Jun 2026 | ||
| Pixel 8 | Android 16 | - | 1 | 1 Jun 2026 | |
| Pixel 9 Pro XL | Android 16 | - | 2 | 22 Aug 2025 | |
| Pixel 9 Pro XL | Android 17 | 2 | 2 Jun 2026 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Connected phone and watch services | en | 5 |
| Gekoppelde telefoon- en smartwatch-services | nl-NL | 5 |
| Connected Phone & Watch services | en-us | 2 |
| Connected phone and watch services | en-gb | 2 |
| Connected Phone & Watch services | en-ca-u-fw-mon-mu-celsius | 1 |
| Gekoppelde telefoon- en smartwatch-services | nl-nl | 1 |