Android permissions ask something I don't want - android

I'm making a React-Native app and in the AndroidManifest.xml file, I ask some things :
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29" />
As you can see, I never ask my app to access to the contacts.
However, when I build my app, she ask me the permission to access to my contacts.
Have you an idea ? Thanks !


You can check which dependency has added the permission by looking at the
android/app/build/outputs/logs/manifest-merger-debug-report.txt log.

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
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<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"
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<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION"
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<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SMS"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove"
android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove"
android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove"
android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG"
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<uses-permission tools:node="remove"
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove"
android:name="android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"
/>
<uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"
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/>

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The AndroidManifest.xml contains these (and some more) permissions:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is contained two times. So I remove one and reorder:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
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I uninstall the app from the device for each manifest change to reset permissions.
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The merged view of the AndroidManifest.xml revealed that another library also declares this permission with maxSdkVersion="18":
The app was running on API>18, I assume therefore it did not request the permission. Removing maxSdkVersion made the storage permission appear again and the recorder view worked:
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
tools:remove="android:maxSdkVersion" />
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I just uploaded my SMS application on Google play store but the problem is that whenever user install the application the app needs access to Photo/Media/Files too. However i donot write this permission in my manifest. please tell me whats the issue
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
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However i donot write this permission in my manifest.
Yes, you do:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
What is the issue?
You are asking for a permission (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) from the STORAGE permission group.

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
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