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Grant App Permission

Grants specified permissions to an application on the device.

Terminal

adb shell pm grant <package> <android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...>

adb shell pm grant <package> <android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...>

#!/bin/bash

# Grant App Permission
adb shell pm grant {{package}} {{android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...}}

import subprocess

# Grant App Permission
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "adb",
        "shell",
        "pm",
        "grant",
        "<package>",
        "<android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...>"
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: adb not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

When fine-tuning app capabilities or preparing for testing phases.

Pro Tip

Check compatibility of permissions; some may require elevated security clearance or user confirmation after granting.

Command Builder

Tune the command before you copy it

Back to syntax

Generated Command

adb shell pm grant <package> <android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...>

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

Package com.example.myapp granted permission android.permission.CAMERA
Package com.example.myapp granted permission android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Success Grant Status

Indicates whether the permissions were successfully granted.

Granted permission: android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Granted Permission Notification

Confirms specific permissions granted to the application.

Total Permissions Granted: 3 Summary Count

Total number of permissions granted during operation.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

adb shell pm grant: Package not found

Solution: Check if the package name is correct and ensure the app is installed.

adb shell pm grant: Permission <permission_name> is not a valid permission

Solution: Ensure the permission name is correctly spelled and applicable to the app.

adb shell pm grant: Operation not permitted

Solution: Check if your device has device-policy restrictions or required ROOT access.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

adb: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Adb before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<package>: package; The value supplied for package.
<android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|android.permission.READ_CONTACTS|...>: android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS FINE LOCATION|android.permission.READ CONTACTS|...; The value supplied for android.permission.CAMERA|android.permission.ACCESS FINE LOCATION|android.permission.READ CONTACTS|....

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Run the command: adb shell pm grant com.example.myapp android.permission.CAMERA
Step 2
Check the result using: adb shell pm list packages -f | grep com.example.myapp
Step 3
Verify permissions with: adb shell dumpsys package com.example.myapp | grep grantedPermissions

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative programming tools for the same job.

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