# Android Cleartext Traffic Policy Android's cleartext-traffic policy expresses whether an application intends to permit unencrypted network traffic, subject to platform version and network-security configuration. ## Notebook evidence [[Scanned_20260730-1806#Page 22 — `Scanned_20260730-1806.pdf`, PDF page 22|PDF page 22]] records a split handwritten form of `usesCleartextTraffic` in the package-state legend. ## Boundary The flag is a policy indicator, not proof that cleartext traffic occurred. Preserve the manifest value, network-security configuration, target SDK, runtime capture, and destination evidence. ## Relationships [[AndroidManifest.xml]] · [[Android ApplicationInfo]] · [[Mobile Application Forensics]].