Take the 2-minute tour ×  Back before Android had gone
mainstream, there was an incident where Google removed an app
using a feature called Remote Application Removal.  This
potentially allows Google to start removing political or anti-
authority apps although I'm aware they have so far only used it
to remove malware.  Still, I don't trust Google or any other
corporation very much and would rather do everything I can to
keep them out of my phone.  I already use CyanogenMod 9 (latest
nightly 2012-06-21) but since I use the Market/Play it is kind
of beside the point.  Is there a way to hack the Market/Play app
so that it can't delete apps from the phone without specific
authorization from the user?  Alternately, is there a way to set
up per-app permissions in CM9 so I can prevent the Market/Play
app from deleting anything?    share|improve this question The
Market is a system app, so it can do whatever it wants. I'd
suggest you don't use the Google apps package if this is a
concern. –  Matthew Read Jun 21 '12 at