System core
com.google.android.providers.media.module
Media
- Risk
- Essential
- Source
- Android itself
- What it is
- System core
What it is
In Android 11+ this provides file access to apps without "Manage All Files" permission. In previous versions it's just an index of all audio-visual (no text) files in the user's file-system (`/sdcard/`, `/storage/emulated/0/`, etc...). This allows music-players and photo-galleries to list files quickly, without caching their own indices..
Content providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.
Careful: Breaks file browsers and other forms of file access.
This package does not come off. It is part of the system core, and removing it leaves the device unusable or stuck in a boot loop. It is listed so you can recognise it, not so you can touch it.
References
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.