Biometrics
Biometrics is a Samsung system app (com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.setting) that manages fingerprint and biometric authentication settings on Samsung devices. 11 scans across 4 devices find 0 verified trackers and no third-party SDKs. The permission set is tight and purpose-driven: every declared permission maps directly to biometric hardware management. No advertising, analytics, or network-access permissions appear in the manifest. For a component that sits at the gate of device authentication, that is exactly the profile you want to see.
Read from the bytecode.
This app controls how your fingerprint and biometric credentials are registered and managed on your Samsung device. Static analysis finds no third-party code, no analytics hooks, and no advertising SDKs anywhere in the bytecode. The 5 declared permissions are all Samsung or Android platform permissions tied directly to biometric hardware. RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED is the one permission worth noting - it lets the app initialize at device startup, which is standard for a system authentication layer. Nothing in the manifest points to data leaving the device through this component.
This is static analysis of the APK bytecode installed on real devices: it proves which SDK classes and manifest permissions ship in the app, not what the app transmits at runtime. Traffic analysis is a different measurement.
Hidden inside the code.
What it asks for.
Grants administrative control over the device's biometric authentication system. Expected for a Samsung system settings app of this type.
Allows configuration of advanced biometric prompt dialogs. A Samsung platform permission consistent with managing biometric UI.
Lets the app start at device boot. Notable but expected for a system authentication component that must be ready before user login.
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