Android Question Permissions listed in Play Store but not declared in code

[Alessandro71]

These are the permissions of my app as shown in the Play Console app bundle detail:

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
android.permission.VIBRATE
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

while the "List Permissions" in the IDE only shows these:

Where do the EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions come from?
I'm only using File.DirInternal and File.DirAssets in my code.

 

[JohnC]

One of the libraries you are using seems to have a function that might use that permission and google is detecting that.

If you know for sure that you don't need it, then you could add this to the manifest:

RemovePermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

 

[Erel]

Can you post the complete manifest editor code?

 

[Alessandro71]

Can you post the complete manifest editor code?

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: https://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="31"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@mipmap/ic_launcher")
CreateResource(mipmap-anydpi-v26, ic_launcher.xml,
<adaptive-icon xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <background android:drawable="@mipmap/background"/>
    <foreground android:drawable="@mipmap/foreground"/>
</adaptive-icon>
)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)
'End of default text.

'**** Preferences
SetActivityAttribute(Main, android:windowSoftInputMode, adjustResize|stateHidden)
'****

'sdk24 - theme
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style
        name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">
    </style>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style
        name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
    </style>
</resources>
)

'sdk 26 - FileProvider
AddManifestText(<uses-permission
   android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
   android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
)
AddApplicationText(
  <provider
  android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
  android:authorities="$PACKAGE$.provider"
  android:exported="false"
  android:grantUriPermissions="true">
  <meta-data
  android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
  android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
  </provider>
)
CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
   <files-path name="name" path="shared" />
)

'http
SetApplicationAttribute(android:usesCleartextTraffic, "true")

'do not kill if in background
AddPermission(android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS)

'sdk 31
AddPermission(android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM)

 

[Erel]

It comes from this:

AddManifestText(<uses-permission
   android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
   android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
)

You can remove it as its max version is lower than your app's min version.

 

[Alessandro71]

It comes from this:

AddManifestText(<uses-permission
   android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
   android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
)

You can remove it as its max version is lower than your app's min version.

I was asking myself about it.
It's a leftover from the SDK 30 transition