System core
com.google.android.overlay.permissioncontroller
- Risk
- Safe
- Source
- Android itself
- What it is
- System core
What it is
Breaks Google Play System updates (GPSu), related to Project Mainline. Page on Settings will crash altogether, or ask Play Store to be updated.
https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/14343500
Commands
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.overlay.permissioncontroller
To put it back:
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.overlay.permissioncontroller
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.
Depends on
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.