Package
com.samsung.android.app.sketchbook
Drawing assist
Guidance
Its English label in our sample is recorded as both "Drawing assist" and "Creative studio", with localised equivalents in other locales (for example "Zeichnungs-Assistent" under de-de); this is a Samsung system package. Its labels match Samsung's Galaxy AI feature now documented as "Creative studio (Drawing assist)", which Samsung describes as creating new images from a sketch, photo, image or text, opened from the Edge panel or, on S Pen models, from Air command. Samsung's support pages state that it needs a network connection and a Samsung account sign-in, that generated images carry a visible AI watermark, and that when an image is generated from a drawing the drawing is sent to a server only to provide the feature and is not stored by Samsung. It can be switched on or off under Settings > Galaxy AI. The pages document the feature rather than naming this package, so the tie between the two rests on the labels and is an inference. In our sample it is recorded only on Samsung devices. Where this site holds signer data, it is signed by a Samsung OEM key that also signs the Android framework, a platform-level key. Its requested permissions include INTERNET, MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, SET_WALLPAPER, a Samsung account permission and binding permissions for several Samsung AI services. This site aggregates permissions across observations rather than per build, so which builds request which permissions cannot be established. Version note: Samsung's US article on "AI Drawing Assist" says Drawing assist is supported on select phones and tablets running Android 14 with One UI 6.1 through Android 16 with One UI 8.0, while Samsung's Singapore article (last updated April 2026) names the feature "Creative studio (Drawing assist)" and a separate US article calls it "Creative studio". The exact release in which the name changed is not stated in the Samsung pages cited here. This site has only observed this package on devices reporting API 35 to 37, and this site's roll-up reports versions from 1.0.46.11 to 1.3.52.5; whether builds on Android 14 carried the feature under this package could not be established. For Android Enterprise, EMM and kiosk use, no enrolment or management role is identified in the sources cited here. If this package is the Creative studio component its labels indicate, it is a generative-image tool that sends user drawings to a Samsung server, which may be relevant to data-handling policy on corporate devices; Samsung documents a switch under Settings > Galaxy AI to turn the feature off. The effects of disabling the package itself could not be established from these sources, so test on a single device first.
- How to use Creative studio (Drawing assist) on the Samsung Galaxy device - Samsung Singapore Support →
- Try Creative studio on your Samsung phone - Samsung US Support →
- Use AI Drawing Assist on Galaxy phones and tablets - Samsung US Support →
- Package provenance for com.samsung.android.app.sketchbook - Android System App Database →
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 (Samsung), so it is an OEM preinstall, and that single certificate is consistent across all 10 device profiles. It also signs the Android framework, so it is a platform-level key on its device(s). Inferred from the certificate appearing only on Samsung devices (580 packages, 11729 observations).
- Its largest observed manifest declares 91 permissions: 4 signature or system-level, 7 install-time and 80 vendor or uncatalogued.
- APK size ranges from 44.8 MB to 70.3 MB across the reporting device profiles, so the build differs substantially between them.
Declared permissions (91)
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 |
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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. |
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. docs ↗ |
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. |
SET_WALLPAPER |
Allows the app to set the system wallpaper. |
START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
VIBRATE |
Allows the app to control the vibrator. |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
WRITE_SETTINGS |
Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration. |
com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_DOWNLOAD_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_ON_DEVICE_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.BIND_WALLPAPER_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.aicore.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.aidrawing.permission.ACCESS_AIDRAWING |
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com.samsung.android.app.deepsky.permission.ACCESS_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.app.sketchbook.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
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com.samsung.android.app.sketchbook.permission.ACCESS_AIDRAWING |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.tts.permission.BIND_TEXT_TO_SPEECH |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.ai.tts.permission.BIND_TEXT_TO_SPEECH_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.aitranslator.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.aitranslator.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.common.permission.CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.common.permission.SYSTEM_CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CLASSIFICATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CONFIGURATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CORRECTION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_CORRECTION_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_EMOJI_AUGMENTATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_EXTRACTION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_FORMAT_CONVERSION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_GENERIC_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_NOTES_ORGANIZATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_CAPTURE_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_COVER_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_REPLY_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SMART_REPLY_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUGGESTION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUGGESTION_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUMMARIZATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_SUMMARIZATION_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_TONECONVERT_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_TONECONVERT_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_USAGE_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_WRITING_COMPOSER_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.BIND_WRITING_COMPOSER_SERVICE_FOR_EXTERNAL |
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com.samsung.android.intellivoiceservice.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.basicdomain.permission.READ_BASIC_DOMAIN |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.preference.permission.READ_LIFESTYLE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.preference.permission.READ_PREFERENCE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_BASIC_DOMAIN_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_EVENT_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_MEMORY_SEARCH_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_MEMORY_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.pde.fusioninference.permission.READ |
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com.samsung.android.permission.READ_SCPM |
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com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_MEDIA_CONTENTS |
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com.samsung.android.permission.SSRM_NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION |
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com.samsung.android.permission.WRITE_SCPM |
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com.samsung.android.providers.media.READ |
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com.samsung.android.providers.media.WRITE |
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com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_BIND_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.asr.permission.SYSTEM_SPEECH_RECOGNITION_SERVICE_CONFIG_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.image.permission.BIND_IMAGE_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.image.permission.IMAGE_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.suggestion.permission.SUGGESTION_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.ai.text.permission.TEXT_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.scs.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.android.sdk.handwriting.permission.RESOURCE_LANGUAGE_UPDATE |
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com.samsung.android.sdk.handwriting.permission.RESOURCE_LANGUAGE_UPDATE_COMMAND |
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com.samsung.android.settings.permission.ACCESS_EPISODE |
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com.samsung.android.stickercenter.permission.sticker.READ |
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com.samsung.android.stickercenter.service.ACCESS |
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com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_C2PA_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_DOWNLOAD_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_IMAGE_EDITOR_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.BIND_PORTRAIT_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.visual.cloudcore.permission.SUPPORTED_FEATURE_PROVIDER |
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com.samsung.sea.retailagent.permission.RETAILMODE |
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com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching |
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com.wssnps.permission.COM_WSSNPS |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | SM-F766B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F971B | Android 17 | OEM Samsung | 3 3 user-facing | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S721U | Android 15 | - | 5 | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S731B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 15 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 2 1 user-facing | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S921U | Android 15 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S926B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S928B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 2 1 user-facing | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S928U1 | Android 15 | - | 1 | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 23 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S936B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S937B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S938B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S942B | Android 17 | OEM Samsung | 1 1 user-facing | 25 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S948U | Android 16 | - | 1 1 user-facing | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-X716B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 15 | - | 1 | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 24 Oct 2026 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing assist | en-us | 10 |
| Creative studio | en | 8 |
| Creative studio | en-gb | 7 |
| Creative studio | it-IT | 5 |
| Drawing assist | en | 5 |
| Drawing assist | en-gb | 3 |
| Drawing assist | en-nl | 2 |
| Drawing assist | nl-nl | 2 |
| Zeichnungs-Assistent | de-de | 2 |
| Assistente al disegno | it-it | 1 |
| Asystent rysowania | pl-PL | 1 |
| Asystent rysowania | pl-pl | 1 |
| Creative studio | en-us | 1 |
| Creative studio | it-it | 1 |
| Drawing assist | en-GB | 1 |