alkotob
November 17, 2018, 1:36am
#1
Android Developer Blog just released (and a fun email to go along with it) that permissions are to be slim. If you’re not using them then they need to not be requested.
Posted by Paul Bankhead, Director, Product Management, Google Play We focus relentlessly on security and privacy on the Google Play Sto...
Could we please revisit this thread:
I’m looking for a way to remove some permissions requested in the release apk generated from expo.
It seems to ask for a lot of permissions. Is there a way I can avoid the release build from requiring some of those permissions?
And figure out a way to specify what would be needed vs required for OTA updates? I would love to do this without ejecting every time.
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rolznz
November 17, 2018, 2:43am
#2
+1
This policy will impact one or more of your apps
Why is my simple expo app using Call Log and SMS permissions?
I can’t find an option to disable it in android.permissions documented here:
https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/workflow/configuration
rolznz
November 17, 2018, 9:19am
#4
@notbrent Thanks - I guess my confusion was due to the inconsistency between your page and the link I posted (see the default android permissions).
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December 2, 2018, 9:26am
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