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Google cracks down on which apps can see what you’ve installed on your Android phone

New changes to Google’s Developer Program Policy will go into effect on May 5th, which state that it is restricting apps that can make use of the “QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES” permission in Android. This permission allows an application installed on your Android smartphone to see what other apps are installed. The change provides a bit of clarity
 

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