ADBPermissionsSafe

adb shell pm revoke <package> <permission>

Revoke runtime permission from an application

What It Does

Revokes a previously granted runtime permission from the specified application.

Command Syntax

Terminal

$adb shell pm revoke <package_name> <permission_name>

Parameters & Placeholders Breakdown

This command syntax includes specific placeholder tokens. Below is an explanation of what each word represents and concrete real-world values to replace it with:

<package_name>Application Package ID

The unique reverse-domain bundle identifier of the Android application defined in its AndroidManifest.xml.

Real-world value:com.whatsapp or com.android.chrome

Command syntax: adb uninstall com.whatsapp (or: adb shell pm clear com.android.chrome)

To list all installed packages on your phone, execute "adb shell pm list packages".

<permission_name>PERMISSION NAME Parameter

Replace this placeholder with your specific permission name value.

Real-world value:your-permission_name

Command syntax: adb shell pm revoke <package_name> your-permission_name

<package>Application Package ID

The unique reverse-domain bundle identifier of the Android application defined in its AndroidManifest.xml.

Real-world value:com.whatsapp or com.android.chrome

Command syntax: adb uninstall com.whatsapp (or: adb shell pm clear com.android.chrome)

To list all installed packages on your phone, execute "adb shell pm list packages".

<permission>PERMISSION Parameter

Replace this placeholder with your specific permission value.

Real-world value:your-permission

Command syntax: adb shell pm revoke <package_name> <permission_name>

Usage Examples

$adb shell pm revoke com.example.app android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Prerequisites & Requirements

Target app installed

Related Commands

adb shell pm grant <package> <permission>

Grant runtime permission to an application

adb shell pm reset-permissions

Reset all runtime permissions to defaults

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