Publishing problem because of location

[Attila_Murmann]

Hi,
I want to publish my new app on Google Play Store, but the system sent me an error message:

My app doesn't use any location method, so I don't understand this error. Could you help me, please, what can I do? Thanks in advance.

[ewpatton]

What components are you using in your application?

[Taifun]

@Attila_Murmann

My app doesn't use any location method

Which extensions are you using? Probably an ads extension... there you go...

Taifun

[Attila_Murmann]

• TaifunTools for getting api level.
  Others:
• TaifunSharing
• EFile
• GetASD

[Attila_Murmann]

Components:

• Web
• TinyDB
• TextToSpeech
• SpeechRecognizer
  etc...

[Taifun]

The components and extensions look good...
You might want to use Apk Studio Editor to find out, how the manifest looks like and post it here into this thread

Taifun

[Attila_Murmann]

Do you mean this one?

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:compileSdkVersion="30" android:compileSdkVersionCodename="11" package="appinventor.ai_murnyogo1.smarty_1x1" platformBuildVersionCode="30" platformBuildVersionName="11">

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

<uses-permission android:maxSdkVersion="29" android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>

<application android:debuggable="false" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="Smarty 1x1" android:name="com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.multidex.MultiDexApplication" android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" android:preserveLegacyExternalStorage="true" android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

<uses-library android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" android:required="false"/>

<activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" android:name=".Screen1" android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden">

<intent-filter>

<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>

</intent-filter>

</activity>

<activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" android:name="appinventor.ai_murnyogo1.smarty_1x1.naplo" android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden">

<intent-filter>

<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

</intent-filter>

</activity>

<provider android:authorities="appinventor.ai_murnyogo1.smarty_1x1.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider">

<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>

</provider>

</application>

</manifest>

[Attila_Murmann]

In AndroidManifest.xml:

uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"

[Taifun]

@Attila_Murmann

Do you mean this one?

Yes...
I formatted it for you .
It looks like you forgot to list some relevant extensions or components...

Taifun

[Attila_Murmann]

Which one do you think causes the undesirable permission request?

[Taifun]

looks fine... is this the only screen you are using?
EDIT: there also is the android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission, which looks strange..
Taifun

[Attila_Murmann]

There is another screen, no more:

[Taifun]

probably you used another component or extension and removed it, but the permissions somehow have not been removed?

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES

sorry, I'm out of further ideas...

as workaround you might want to remove these 2 extensions from the manifest, recompile and sign it
the necessary steps are mentioned here

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Taifun

[Attila_Murmann]

Thanks for your ideas, problem solved using APK Editor Studio.