Package
com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
DeviceLockController
16device profiles
54observations
0user-facing hits
1 Jun 2026last seen
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.
1
signing cert
consistent across devices
31
permissions
largest set observed
6.9 MB – 7.2 MB
APK size
35 – 36
target SDK
16
versions observed
7
device profiles
- 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, and that single certificate is consistent across all 7 device profiles.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 31 permissions: 1 runtime (user-granted), 14 signature or system-level, 7 install-time and 9 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 (31)
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_LOCAL_NETWORK |
- |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services. |
INSTALL_EXISTING_PACKAGES |
- |
INSTALL_PACKAGES |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
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. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_APPS_CONTROL |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_CALLS |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_DEBUGGING_FEATURES |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_INSTALL_UNKNOWN_SOURCES |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_LOCK_TASK |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_SAFE_BOOT |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_TIME |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MASTER_CLEAR |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
Allows the app to show notifications |
QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES |
Allows an app to see all installed packages. |
READ_DEVICE_CONFIG |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
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. |
USE_EXACT_ALARM |
This app can schedule actions like alarms and reminders to notify you at a desired time in the future. |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
com.android.devicelock.permission.START_KIOSK_SETUP_ACTIVITY |
- |
com.android.devicelockcontroller.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
- |
com.android.devicelockcontroller.permission.MANAGE_DEVICE_LOCK_SERVICE_FROM_CONTROLLER |
- |
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE |
- |
com.google.android.devicelockcontroller.permission.C2D_MESSAGE |
- |
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE |
- |
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID |
- |
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.
Disable for the current user
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
Remove for the current user - a per-user uninstall; the APK stays on
/system, so Restore re-adds it (-k keeps app data)adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
Re-enable
adb shell pm enable com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
Restore (re-install for the current user)
adb shell pm install-existing com.google.android.devicelockcontroller
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMS on ARM64 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 16 Sep 2025 | |
| Pixel 10 Pro | Android 17 | 1 | 1 Jun 2026 | ||
| Pixel 6 Pro | Android 15 | - | 9 | 23 Jun 2025 | |
| Pixel 8a | Android 15 | - | 1 | 5 Oct 2025 | |
| Pixel 9a | Android 15 | - | 1 | 15 Jun 2025 | |
| Pixel 9a | Android 16 | - | 4 | 28 Nov 2025 | |
| Infinix | Infinix X6871 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 21 May 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g05 | Android 15 | 2 | 15 Apr 2026 | |
| Motorola | moto g15 | Android 15 | - | 10 | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Motorola | motorola edge 50 fusion | Android 15 | 11 | 29 Dec 2025 | |
| Motorola | ThinkPhone by motorola | Android 15 | - | 1 | 11 Oct 2025 |
| TCL | T951K | Android 15 | 8 | 8 Jan 2026 | |
| Xiaomi | 23106RN0DA | Android 15 | - | 1 | 22 May 2025 |
| Xiaomi | 23124RA7EO | Android 15 | - | 1 | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Xiaomi | 24117RN76O | Android 15 | 1 | 28 Dec 2025 | |
| Xiaomi | 24117RN76O | Android 16 | 1 | 20 Mar 2026 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceLockController | en-us | 23 |
| DeviceLockController | en-gb | 12 |
| DeviceLockController | de-at | 10 |
| DeviceLockController | nl-NL | 7 |
| DeviceLockController | 2 | |
| DeviceLockController | vi-VN | 2 |
| DeviceLockController | vi-vn | 2 |
| DeviceLockController | en-mt | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | en-BD | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | es-us | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | en | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | nl-nl | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | ru-ru | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | en-bd | 1 |
| DeviceLockController | en-GB | 1 |