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Google Photos Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Google Photos — extracted from the Google Play build.

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v7.79.0.924379438 · latestNo declared tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin · 24 third-party SDKs across 13 categories · notable detections include Firebase, Google, Lottie

Analysis

Analyzed
June 4, 2026
Bundle ID
com.google.android.apps.photos
Detection floor
Observed

Languages

3

C/C++ (native) · Java · Kotlin

Third-party SDKs

24

13 categories

Permissions

45

9 native libs

Signals

85

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Android SDK levels, supported ABIs, and signing scheme detected from the APK.

Min SDK

23

Target SDK

36

ABIs

1

arm64-v8a

Signing

v1 · v2 · v3

Common Name: Unknown; Organizational Unit: Google

Manifest

App components

Activities, services, broadcast receivers, and content providers declared in the manifest.

Activities

299

Services

62

Receivers

57

Providers

16

Exported (120)

activity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.archive.view.deeplink.ArchivedPhotosDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.autoadd.api.LiveAlbumCreationActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.cloudstorage.buystorage.googleone.GoogleOneBuyFlowDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.collageeditor.ui.CollageEditorActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.create.movie.assistivecreation.deeplink.AssistiveMovieDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.create.movie.deeplink.ConceptMovieDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.editor.bluejay.kefir.deeplink.RemixConsentDeepLinkGatewayActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.editor.intents.EditVideoActivityactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.ellmann.deeplink.AskPhotosDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.ellmann.mft.deeplink.MftDeepLinkActivityAliasactivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.envelope.LegacyFdlIntentHandleractivity-alias:com.google.android.apps.photos.envelope.PrivateAlbumDeepLinkActivity

Manifest

Permissions

45 permissions requested in the manifest.
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNCandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.GET_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZEandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.MANAGE_MEDIAandroid.permission.NFCandroid.permission.READ_CALENDARandroid.permission.READ_CONTACTS

Native

Native libraries

Bundled native (.so) libraries — NDK code and cross-platform runtimes.
libandroidx.graphics.path.solibfilterframework_jni.solibgraphics-core.solibnative.solibnative_crash_handler_jni.soliboliveoil.solibsqlite3x.solibtensorflowlite_jni_gms_client.solibwebp_android.so

API

API surface

Endpoints, base URLs, and URI schemes recovered from the DEX string pool.

Base URLs

http://dashif.org/guidelines/last-segment-numberhttp://dashif.org/guidelines/thumbnail_tilehttp://dashif.org/guidelines/trickmodehttp://dashif.org/thumbnail_tilehttp://g.co/dev/packagevisibilityhttp://javax.xml.XMLConstants/feature/secure-processinghttp://ns.adobe.com/DICOM/http://ns.adobe.com/TransformXMP/http://support.google.com/photos?p=stickerhttps://%s/%s/%shttps://*.googlevideo.com/videoplaybackhttps://accounts.google.com/AccountChooser

API endpoints

/account/account_removal_result/account/subscriptions/account/username_change_result/api/place//api/staticmap/api/stats/qoe/auth/drive.readonly/auth/games/auth/games_lite/auth/get_spatula_header_result/auth/mobileapps.native/auth/notifications/auth/peopleapi.readonly/auth/peopleapi.readwrite/auth/photos/auth/photos.image.readonly/auth/photos.native/auth/plus.collections.readonly/auth/plus.native/auth/semanticlocation.readonly

URI schemes

android-appandroid-keystoreandroid.resourcechimechromecompositionplayergooglegoogleappintentmarketrawresourcertprtspsnapchat

Signals

Capability & security signals

Behaviors inferred from DEX type descriptors — WebView bridges, dynamic code loading, reflection, crypto, keystore, and more.
Android KeystoreClassLoader useDynamic code loading (DexClassLoader)Play Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

Security

Potential secrets detected

String patterns matching credentials/keys found by static scanning. Counts only — values are never published.
google api key: 11

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Devices

Android

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
CC/C++ (native)36JJava36KKotlin36

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
24 of 24 SDKs shown

Analytics

2
Firebase Analytics17Google App Measurement12

Payments

1
Google Play Billing23

Authentication

1
Google Sign-In / Auth35

Networking

2
CCronet24CCronet (Google)20

Messaging

1
Firebase Messaging26

Maps

2
Google Location20Google Maps21

Media

2
Google Cast8MMedia3 (ExoPlayer)26

On-device ML / AI

3
MML Kit16TTensorFlow7TTensorFlow Lite3

Reactive / Async

1
KKotlin Coroutines35

Storage

1
RRoom33

Firebase

2
Firebase49Google Play services35

Rendering

4
GGlide28JJetpack Compose29Lottie62MMaterial Components34

Other

2
GGson21PProtobuf35

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Google Photos uses to render its interface and animations.
GlideJetpack ComposeLottieMaterial Components

Models

On-device ML models

Core ML and ML model bundles shipped inside the app for local inference.
trigger_model_me.v2.27.0.tflite

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
ProductSans-RegularRVa

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Gradle (inferred)

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

Firebase projects

photos-android

photos-android.appspot.com · https://photos-android.firebaseio.com

SDK config keys

com.google.android.geo.API_KEY

Google Maps

Registered URL schemes

contentfilegplusgrpchttphttpspackagertspwear

Queries other apps

com.android.vendingcom.google.android.apps.chromecom.google.android.apps.mapscom.google.android.apps.photos.scannercom.google.android.apps.photosxrcom.google.android.apps.restorecom.google.android.apps.tipscom.google.android.gmscom.google.android.gms.tflite_dynamitecom.google.android.googlequicksearchboxcom.google.ar.corecom.lemon.lvoverseasintent:content

Universal link hosts

com.google.android.libraries.photos.api.marsgoo.glphotos.app.goo.glphotos.google.com
Allows arbitrary network loads

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

aomedia.orgap2.googleusercontent.comapps.apple.comcapcut-yt.onelink.mecipa.jpcom.google.android.libraries.photos.api.marscorporate.walmart.comcv.iptc.orgdashif.orgdefault.urldeveloper.apple.comdrive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.comfeedback.googleusercontent.comfonts.gstatic.comforms.glegithub.comgoo.glgoo.glegstatic.comhelp.walmart.comiptc.orgjavax.xml.xmlconstantslh3.googleusercontent.comns.adobe.comns.useplus.orgphotos-android.firebaseio.comphotos.app.goo.gls.youtube.com

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Google Photos.
com.googlecom.google.android

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
Approximate locationBluetoothCalendar (read)Calendar (write)CameraContacts (read)Draw over other appsForeground serviceForeground service: media playbackMedia: audioMedia: imagesMedia: videoMicrophoneNFCPhone / carrier infoPrecise locationStorage (write)

APIs

Detected API usage

System frameworks and privacy-sensitive APIs referenced by the binary.
Android KeystoreClassLoader useDynamic code loading (DexClassLoader)Play Core (in-app updates / dynamic features)Process exec (Runtime)ReflectionSymmetric crypto (javax.crypto)Telephony / device infoWebViewWebView JavaScript bridge

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