Google LLC · YouTube Music is a music streaming app that delivers songs, videos, and podcasts tailored to you.
YouTube Music is a cross-platform multimedia streaming and local playback application designed for high-fidelity audio and video consumption. The application architecture integrates a cloud-based repository of over 100 million tracks—including live recordings and remixes—with a local file management system for on-device media. It features a robust configuration layer for playback optimization, data conservation, and content filtering, supporting both authenticated streaming sessions and offline media access.
Written from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, not from the store listing. It covers only the screens that run reached, so anything behind a login, paywall or region lock is absent.
5 SDKs found across 5 categories. Click any SDK to see every other app that uses it.
36 permissions requested at runtime. Colors reflect platform sensitivity tier.
Discover nearby Bluetooth devices.
Make the device discoverable to other Bluetooth devices.
Connect to paired Bluetooth devices.
Read image files from shared storage.
Take pictures and record video.
Read audio files from shared storage.
Read files from shared external storage. Replaced by READ_MEDIA_* on Android 13+.
Write files to shared external storage. No-op for apps targeting Android 11+.
Read the list of accounts known to the device.
Post notifications to the system.
Access exact location via GPS, cell, and Wi-Fi.
Access devices on the local network.
Record audio from the microphone.
Read connectivity information.
Read Wi-Fi connection information.
Connect to paired Bluetooth devices on Android 11 and below.
Discover and pair Bluetooth devices on Android 11 and below.
Open network sockets.
Perform I/O over NFC.
Control the vibrator.
Keep the device awake.
Manage accounts in the AccountManager.
Request authentication tokens from the AccountManager.
Run a foreground service.
Required for foreground services of type dataSync.
Required for foreground services of type mediaPlayback.
Receive the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast.
Use Google Play Billing for in-app purchases and subscriptions.
Required for foreground services of type connectedDevice.
What FlyTrap detected inside YouTube Music.
YouTube Music is a cross-platform multimedia streaming and local playback application designed for high-fidelity audio and video consumption. The application architecture integrates a cloud-based repository of over 100 million tracks—including live recordings and remixes—with a local file management system for on-device media. It features a robust configuration layer for playback optimization, data conservation, and content filtering, supporting both authenticated streaming sessions and offline media access. This comes from a FlyTrap agent exploring the app on a real device, so it covers only the screens that run reached.
YouTube Music by Google LLC is built with Native Android. FlyTrap determined this by analyzing the app's compiled binary, not from anything the developer published.
FlyTrap detected 5 third-party SDKs inside YouTube Music, including Firebase Analytics, Firebase Cloud Messaging and Google Sign-In. They span areas such as Analytics, Push Notifications, Authentication and Payments. The full list, grouped by category, is on this page.
YouTube Music requests 36 permissions. 14 of these are sensitive, such as Scan for Bluetooth devices, Advertise over Bluetooth and Connect to Bluetooth devices. Each is listed above with its platform sensitivity tier.
FlyTrap reports what an app contains, it does not issue a safety verdict. YouTube Music requests 36 permissions (14 sensitive) and bundles 5 third-party SDKs. Reviewing those alongside the developer helps you decide what you are comfortable granting.
The version FlyTrap analyzed targets Android.
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