Swiggy, Cred jaise apps 150+ apps dekh sakte hain — kaise?

Falorax · 24 October 2026 · 6 min

Seedha jawabAndroid ki ek permission (package visibility) apps ko batati hai ki phone mein aur kaun-kaun si apps install hain, naam se, bina khole. The Ken ki report ke mutabik Swiggy, Zepto aur Cred ke paas 150+ apps dekhne ki ye visibility hai — content nahi, bas list. Sirf list se hi bank, dating ya health apps ka pata chal jaata hai. Shield App Monitor mein dikhata hai ki ye permission kiske paas hai.

Ek report jo chauka deti hai

The Ken ki report ke mutabik Swiggy, Zepto ya Cred jaise apps ke paas tumhare phone mein kam se kam 150 doosre apps dekhne ki visibility hoti hai. Pehli baar sunke lagta hai ye hacking jaisa kuch hai — par ye ek aam Android permission hai jo kai bade apps maangte hain.

Ye kaam kaise karta hai

Android mein ek permission hai jise package visibility kehte hain (purana naam QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES). Jis app ke paas ye hai, use phone mein install har app ka naam (package ID) dikh jaata hai — Paytm, PhonePe, dating apps, health apps, competitor ki app, sab. Ye naamo ki list hai, un apps ke andar ka data nahi.

Faraq samjho: 'dekh sakte hain ki Paytm installed hai' aur 'Paytm ke andar ka data padh sakte hain' — ye do alag baatein hain. Pehli cheez ye permission deti hai, doosri nahi.

Phir bhi ye matter kyun karta hai

Kyunki sirf installed apps ki list se bhi bahut kuch pata chal jaata hai: kaun-se bank app use karte ho, koi dating app hai kya, koi health/pregnancy tracker, kisi competitor ki app. Ye profile banane, price alag dikhane, ya kisi aur company ko bechne ke kaam aa sakta hai — content padhe bina hi.

Bank/payment apps se pata chalta hai tum kahan paisa rakhte ho.
Health ya dating apps se zaati jaankari ka andaza lagta hai.
Competitor ki app dikhne se tumhe alag offer ya price dikh sakta hai.

Shield isme kya karta hai

Shield khud bhi ye permission maangta hai — par App Monitor dikhane ke liye ki kaun-sa app kise bula raha hai, kisi aur ko bhejne ke liye nahi (Falorax ko kuch nahi jaata, privacy facts yahan hain). App Monitor mein har app ki permissions aur unka risk score (andaza, saboot nahi) dikhta hai, taaki tumhe khud pata chale ki kaun-si app kya dekh sakti hai.

Shield ke App Monitor mein jaake apne phone ke apps dekho.
Jis app ka kaam package-list dekhna na ho (jaise koi game), uski permissions ek baar check karo.
Zaroorat na ho to us app ki DNS queries App Monitor se band bhi kar sakte ho.

Aksar puchhe jaane wale sawaal

Kya Swiggy/Cred mere doosre apps ka data padh sakte hain?

Nahi, sirf package visibility se. Ye permission sirf naam/list dikhati hai, kisi app ke andar ka data nahi. Data padhne ke liye alag, zyada sakht permission chahiye hoti, jo Android aasani se nahi deta.

Ye 150 ka number sach hai?

The Ken ki report ka number hai — unhone specific apps check kiye. Alag apps ke liye ye ginti alag ho sakti hai. Khud apne phone pe Shield ke App Monitor se dekh sakte ho ki kis app ke paas ye permission hai.

Main ye permission band kar sakta hoon?

Seedhe nahi — ye code mein likhi hoti hai, Settings se off nahi hoti. Jo app bina wajah ye maange, use hata sakte ho, ya Shield se uski DNS queries hi band kar sakte ho.

Sources

The Ken: Using Swiggy, Zepto or Cred? They have access to at least 150 apps on your phone

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