camera permission works in simulator but not in build...it says "no access to camera"

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I have updated this multiple times and in the simulator it woks but when I deploy it to the store it still doesn’t work. Never even asks for permission. Is there something wrong in my app.json?

app.json

{
  "expo": {
    "name": "appname",
    "slug": "appname",
    "privacy": "unlisted",
    "platforms": [
      "ios",
      "android"
    ],
    "version": "1.0.5",
    "orientation": "portrait",
    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
    "splash": {
      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
      "resizeMode": "contain",
      "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
    },
    "updates": {
      "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0
    },
    "assetBundlePatterns": [
      "**/*"
    ],
    "ios": {
      "bundleIdentifier": "com.appname.appname",
      "buildNumber": "0.0.6",
      "infoPlist": {
        "VIBRATION": "vibrates the phone when the count down timer gets closer to zero notifying the user.",
        "CAMERA": "This app uses the camera so the users can take pictures of themselves."
      }
    },
    "android": {
      "package": "com.appname.appname",
      "versionCode": 11,
      "permissions":["VIBRATION, CAMERA"]

    }
  }
}

package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-native start",
    "android": "react-native run-android",
    "ios": "react-native run-ios",
    "web": "expo start --web"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@expo/ngrok": "^2.4.3",
    "@expo/webpack-config": "~0.12.63",
    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "~1.15.0",
    "@react-native-community/masked-view": "0.1.10",
    "@react-navigation/compat": "^5.3.15",
    "@react-navigation/native": "^5.9.4",
    "@react-navigation/stack": "^5.14.5",
    "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.5.1",
    "axios": "^0.21.1",
    "debounce": "^1.2.1",
    "electron": "^12.0.9",
    "expo": "^42.0.0",
    "expo-app-loading": "^1.0.3",
    "expo-asset": "~8.3.3",
    "expo-av": "~9.2.3",
    "expo-camera": "~11.2.1",
    "expo-cli": "^4.4.8",
    "expo-face-detector": "~10.1.1",
    "expo-font": "~9.2.1",
    "expo-image-manipulator": "~9.2.2",
    "expo-image-picker": "~10.2.2",
    "expo-media-library": "~12.1.2",
    "expo-random": "~11.2.0",
    "expo-redux-logger": "^2.0.0",
    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.11.2",
    "expo-updates": "~0.8.0",
    "firebase": "8.2.3",
    "interval-timer": "^1.1.2",
    "moment": "^2.29.1",
    "native-base": "^2.15.2",
    "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
    "react": "16.13.1",
    "react-devtools": "^4.13.4",
    "react-dom": "16.13.1",
    "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-42.0.0.tar.gz",
    "react-native-background-timer": "^2.4.1",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~1.10.2",
    "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "^0.9.4",
    "react-native-modal": "^11.10.0",
    "react-native-netinfo": "^1.1.0",
    "react-native-popup-menu": "^0.15.10",
    "react-native-root-toast": "^3.2.1",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "3.2.0",
    "react-native-screens": "~3.4.0",
    "react-native-svg": "12.1.1",
    "react-native-vector-icons": "^8.1.0",
    "react-native-video": "^5.1.1",
    "react-native-webview": "11.6.2",
    "react-native-web": "0.17.1",
    "react-native-youtube-iframe": "^2.1.0",
    "react-navigation": "^4.4.4",
    "react-navigation-drawer": "^2.7.1",
    "react-navigation-hooks": "^1.1.0",
    "react-navigation-stack": "^2.10.4",
    "react-navigation-tabs": "^2.11.1",
    "react-redux": "^7.2.4",
    "redux": "^4.1.0",
    "redux-devtools-extension": "^2.13.9",
    "redux-persist": "^6.0.0",
    "redux-saga": "^1.1.3",
    "redux-thunk": "^2.3.0",
    "sharp": "^0.28.2",
    "sharp-cli": "^1.15.0",
    "styled-components": "^5.3.0",
    "styled-system": "^5.1.5",
    "unimodules-permissions-interface": "^6.1.0",
    "react-native-reanimated": "~1.2.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "~7.9.0",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.14.0",
    "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^2.0.0",
    "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
    "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
    "babel-preset-expo": "8.3.0",
    "eslint": "^7.27.0",
    "eslint-config-airbnb": "^18.2.1",
    "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.15.0",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.23.3",
    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.4.1",
    "eslint-plugin-only-warn": "^1.0.2",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.2",
    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.23.2",
    "install-peers": "^1.0.3",
    "jest": "^26.6.3",
    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.66.0",
    "prettier": "^2.3.0",
    "react-native-bundle-visualizer": "^2.2.1"
  },
  "jest": {
    "preset": "react-native"
  },
  "private": true
}
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Hey @a_creative_username, just to confirm, this is happening on iOS? Also, when you’re testing your build, are you testing on a physical device or a simulator again? If you haven’t yet, please test on a physical device.

Cheers,
Adam

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it’s happening both on android and ios. I do expo start and then scan the code on phones and on every physical device it runs. It only doesn’t run when it’s submitted to the store and downloaded from the store.

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so I just test it out by install the apk by side loading the app and the camera still didn’t work and it never asked for permission

5

I still can’t get this to work and I don’t know why. Is there anything with permissions that have change or does anyone see any issues with my permission in my app.json?

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