Package
com.sec.imsservice
IMS Service
42device profiles
63observations
0user-facing hits
2 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.
2
signing certs
OEM-forked / varies
71
permissions
largest set observed
4.4 MB – 10.0 MB
APK size
31 – 36
target SDK
1.0 → 6.0.260520.0
versions observed
14
device profiles
- Signed by the device maker's own signing key (Samsung), so it is an OEM preinstall, but 2 different certificates appear across the fleet, so OEMs ship their own builds of it.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 71 permissions: 14 runtime (user-granted), 19 signature or system-level, 9 install-time and 29 vendor or uncatalogued.
- APK size ranges from 4.4 MB to 10.0 MB across the reporting device profiles, so the build differs substantially between them.
- Never reported as user-facing, so it runs as a background or system component rather than an app the user opens.
Declared permissions (71)
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_COARSE_LOCATION |
This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. |
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION |
This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage. |
ACCESS_IMS_CALL_SERVICE |
Allows the app to use the IMS service to make calls without your intervention. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices. |
BROADCAST_SMS |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
BROADCAST_STICKY |
Allows the app to send sticky broadcasts, which remain after the broadcast ends. Excessive use may make the phone slow or unstable by causing it to use too much memory. |
CAMERA |
This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use. |
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. |
CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
INSTALL_SELF_UPDATES |
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. |
LOCATION_BYPASS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
MANAGE_APP_OPS_MODES |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
MANAGE_USERS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
MODIFY_PHONE_STATE |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
MONITOR_DEFAULT_SMS_PACKAGE |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
Allows the app to show notifications |
PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS |
Allows the app to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether. |
READ_BLOCKED_NUMBERS |
Signature-level system permission, for platform-signed apps. |
READ_CONTACTS |
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge. |
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage. |
READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE |
Signature or privileged system permission. docs ↗ |
READ_SMS |
This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone. |
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. |
RECEIVE_MMS |
Allows the app to receive and process MMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you. |
RECEIVE_SMS |
Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you. |
RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH |
Allows the app to receive and process WAP messages. This permission includes the ability to monitor or delete messages sent to you without showing them to you. |
RECORD_AUDIO |
This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use. |
REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES |
Allows an application to request installation of packages. |
SAMSUNG_MODIFY_IPTABLES |
- |
SAMSUNG_MODIFY_ROUTE |
- |
SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM |
This app can schedule work to happen at a desired time in the future. This also means that the app can run when you\u2019re not actively using the device. |
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW |
This app can appear on top of other apps or other parts of the screen. This may interfere with normal app usage and change the way that other apps appear. |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
WRITE_CONTACTS |
Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data. |
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage. |
WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS |
Signature or privileged system permission. |
WRITE_SETTINGS |
Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration. |
WRITE_SMS |
Install-time permission, granted automatically. |
com.att.iqi.permission.BIND_IQI_MANAGER |
- |
com.att.iqi.permission.CAN_CHANGE_UNLOCK_KEYCODE |
- |
com.att.iqi.permission.RECEIVE_FORCE_STOP_NOTIFICATION |
- |
com.att.iqi.permission.RECEIVE_UPLOAD_NOTIFICATIONS |
- |
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE |
- |
com.ims.dm.permission.WRITE_DATABASES |
- |
com.samsung.android.mdec.provider.setting.CMC_ES_PERMISSION |
- |
com.samsung.android.messaging.permission.READ_MESSAGE |
- |
com.samsung.android.unifiedwfc.VOWIFI_PROVISIONING_PERMISSION |
- |
com.samsung.rcs.im.READ_PERMISSION |
- |
com.sec.ImsTelephonyService.EPDN |
- |
com.sec.android.SAMSUNG_MODIFY_IPTABLES |
- |
com.sec.android.SAMSUNG_MODIFY_ROUTE |
- |
com.sec.android.providers.iwlansettings.permission.READ_IWLANSETTINGS |
- |
com.sec.android.providers.iwlansettings.permission.WRITE_IWLANSETTINGS |
- |
com.sec.android.settings.permission.NETWORK_RESET |
- |
com.sec.android.settings.permission.SOFT_RESET |
- |
com.sec.epdg.PERMISSION |
- |
com.sec.ims.nsds.OPEN_WEBSHEET |
- |
com.sec.imslogger.permission.SERVICE |
- |
com.sec.imsservice.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
- |
com.sec.nsds.READ_NSDS_PERMISSION |
- |
com.sec.nsds.WRITE_NSDS_PERMISSION |
- |
com.sec.sveservice.PERMISSION |
- |
com.verizon.vzwavs.permission.READ |
- |
com.vzw.qualitydatalog.permission.LOG_EVENT |
- |
samsung.permission.DMSERVICE |
- |
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.sec.imsservice
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.sec.imsservice
Re-enable
adb shell pm enable com.sec.imsservice
Restore (re-install for the current user)
adb shell pm install-existing com.sec.imsservice
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-A125F | Android 12 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A135F | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 3 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A137F | Android 14 | - | 1 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A236B | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A266B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A266B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A346B | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A515F | Android 13 | - | 1 | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A528B | Android 13 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A536B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A556B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A566B | Android 16 | - | 2 | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F721B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F766B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G766B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G780F | Android 13 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G973U | Android 12 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 28 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-G991B | Android 15 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-M315F | Android 12 | - | 1 | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-N950U1 | Android 9.0 | - | 1 | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-N986B | Android 13 | - | 9 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S721U | Android 15 | - | 5 | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S906B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S908U | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 15 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 13 May 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 | 1 | 25 Jan 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 | 25 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-T636B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-T976B | Android 13 | - | 1 | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X200 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X716B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 15 | - | 1 | 12 Sep 2025 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| IMS Service | en-gb | 21 |
| IMS Service | en-us | 16 |
| IMS Service | en | 7 |
| IMS Service | nl-nl | 5 |
| IMS Service | it-IT | 5 |
| IMS Service | en-nl | 3 |
| IMS Service | es-us | 3 |
| IMS Service | de-de | 3 |
| IMS Service | 2 | |
| IMS Service | en-GB | 2 |
| IMS Service | es-ES | 2 |
| IMS Service | es-es | 2 |
| IMS Service | fr-fr | 2 |
| IMS Service | it-it | 2 |
| IMS Service | fr-dz | 1 |
| IMS Service | pl-pl | 1 |
| IMS Service | en-au | 1 |
| IMS Service | ru-ru | 1 |
| IMS Service | en-US | 1 |
| IMS Service | pl-PL | 1 |
| IMS Service | es-US | 1 |
| IMS Service | fr-FR | 1 |