Package
com.motorola.paks
PAKS
12device profiles
33observations
0user-facing hits
15 Apr 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.
5
signing certs
OEM-forked / varies
34
permissions
largest set observed
3.7 MB – 4.9 MB
APK size
33 – 36
target SDK
04.02.036
versions observed
5
device profiles
- Signed by the device maker's own signing key (Motorola), so it is an OEM preinstall, but 5 different certificates appear across the fleet, so OEMs ship their own builds of it.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 34 permissions: 21 signature or system-level, 6 install-time and 7 vendor or uncatalogued. The signature/system share marks it as a privileged component, not an ordinary app.
- Never reported as user-facing, so it runs as a background or system component rather than an app the user opens.
Declared permissions (34)
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_KEYGUARD_SECURE_STORAGE |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity. |
CHANGE_WIFI_STATE |
Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points and to make changes to device configuration for Wi-Fi networks. |
CONTROL_ALWAYS_ON_VPN |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
CONTROL_VPN |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
DELETE_PACKAGES |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
DEVICE_POWER |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
INSTALL_PACKAGES |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
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_APP_OPS_MODES |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_APPS_CONTROL |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_DEVICE_POLICY_LOCK_TASK |
Internal platform permission, granted only by the system. |
MANAGE_NETWORK_POLICY |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
MANAGE_PROFILE_AND_DEVICE_OWNERS |
Allows apps to set the profile owners and the device owner. |
MANAGE_ROLE_HOLDERS |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
MANAGE_USERS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
MASTER_CLEAR |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
OEM_UNLOCK_STATE |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES |
Allows an app to see all installed packages. |
READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
REBOOT |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
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. |
START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
com.android.permission.INSTALL_EXISTING_PACKAGES |
- |
com.motorola.actions.provider.permission.READ_MODES |
- |
com.motorola.actions.provider.permission.WRITE_MODES |
- |
com.motorola.paks.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
- |
com.motorola.permission.ACCESS_PRODUCT_PERSIST |
- |
com.motorola.permission.PAKS_BIND_PERMISSION |
- |
com.motorola.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS |
- |
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.motorola.paks
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.motorola.paks
Re-enable
adb shell pm enable com.motorola.paks
Restore (re-install for the current user)
adb shell pm install-existing com.motorola.paks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorola | moto g - 2025 | Android 16 | OEM Motorola | 1 | 14 Dec 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g05 | Android 15 | OEM Motorola | 2 | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Motorola | moto g06 | Android 15 | - | 2 | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Motorola | moto g14 | Android 13 | OEM Motorola | 1 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g15 | Android 15 | - | 10 | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g24 | Android 14 | OEM Motorola | 1 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g34 5G | Android 14 | - | 1 | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Motorola | moto g85 5G | Android 14 | - | 1 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Motorola | motorola edge 50 fusion | Android 15 | OEM Motorola | 11 | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Motorola | motorola edge 50 fusion | Android 16 | - | 1 | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Motorola | ThinkPhone by motorola | Android 14 | - | 1 | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Motorola | ThinkPhone by motorola | Android 15 | - | 1 | 11 Oct 2025 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| PAKS | en-us | 14 |
| PAKS | de-at | 10 |
| PAKS | en-gb | 4 |
| PAKS | en-GB | 3 |
| PAKS | es-us | 2 |
| Menú oculto de PAKS | es-us | 1 |
| PAKS | en-bd | 1 |
| PAKS | en-US | 1 |
| PAKS | en-mt | 1 |
| PAKS | en-BD | 1 |
| PAKS | en | 1 |