What it is

Not sure what purpose it has, but it gets some network and phone data and connects to some Google domains, but never on its own; it has no permissions and never runs on its own, it likely exists as a helper package for other Google services.

Doesn't seem to exist in newer versions of Android; it's not in Android 11, but it is in 9.

Needs a Google Account and Google Play Services to work.

Given its name it could be related to Android auto?

Seems safe to remove, noticed no breakage (didn't test Android Auto though).

Commands

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps

To put it back:

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps

Every removal listed here is per-user only: the system image is untouched, and the restore command puts the app back from the copy already on the device. Nothing is downloaded.

This is not the directory. Here we say what a package is in general; what happens on your particular television is on your model's entry, and that one wins. The same package can be dead weight on one set and hold the home screen up on another.

What it is

Commands

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