Android Question SOLVED: Your manifest file includes the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission

[Robert Valentino]

Using the new 12.50 with SDK set to 33 when I go to release to Google I get the following message

Your manifest file includes the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission. This means your app declares the use of advertising ID. Answer 'yes' or remove this permission from your manifest.

Here is my manifest

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="33"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)



SetActivityAttribute(main, android:windowSoftInputMode, adjustResize|stateHidden)
SetActivityAttribute(Main, android:configChanges, "orientation|keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenSize|uiMode")

'SetActivityAttribute(Main, android:configChanges, "orientation|keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenSize")
'SetActivityAttribute(activityname, android:configChanges,"keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation")
'The "orientation" value prevents restarts when the screen orientation changes.
'The "screenSize" value also prevents restarts when orientation changes, but only for Android 3.2 (API level 13) and above.
'The "screenLayout" value is necessary to detect changes that can be triggered by devices such as foldable phones and convertible Chromebooks.
'The "keyboardHidden" value prevents restarts when the keyboard availability changes
'The user interface mode has changed — the user has placed the device into a desk or car dock, or the night mode has changed.
'SetActivityAttribute(Main, android:windowSoftInputMode, "adjustNothing")

'SetActivityAttribute(main, android:windowSoftInputMode, adjustNothing|stateHidden)

SetApplicationAttribute(android:largeHeap,"true")  

'---------------------------------------------------------------
'  No longer needed with Adaptive Icons
'---------------------------------------------------------------
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
'---------------------------------------------------------------

SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'                  Android 10 and above does not like these 2 lines.
'=======================================================================================
'   BOTH of the below lines will have to be changed someday
'=======================================================================================
'  Took both lines out 6/6/2021 for SDK 30 testing
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SetApplicationAttribute(android:requestLegacyExternalStorage, true)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:usesCleartextTraffic, "true")

SetApplicationAttribute(android:resizeableActivity, "false")

'SetActivityAttribute(Main, "android:excludeFromRecents", "true")
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


'SetApplicationAttribute(android:resizeableActivity, "true")
'AddApplicationText(<meta-data android:name="android.max_aspect" android:value="10"/>)


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" />
)


SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/BBSTheme")


CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style
        name="BBSTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.NoActionBar.Fullscreen">
    </style>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style
        name="BBSTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar.Fullscreen">
    </style>
</resources>
)



AddApplicationText(
  <activity android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity"
  android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
  android:excludeFromRecents="true"
  android:exported="false" />

  <service
  android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService"
  android:exported="true"
  android:permission="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.permission.REVOCATION_NOTIFICATION" />
)


AddPermission(android.permission.INTERNET)

AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS)

'AddPermission(android.permission.READ_SMS)

AddPermission(android.permission.VIBRATE)

AddPermission(android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)


AddManifestText(<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" android:required="false"/>)

CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, GooglePlayBilling.GooglePlayBilling)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)

''------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
''  Just Added 11/1/2020
''------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.Firebase)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAuth.FirebaseAuth)

My main has the following

    #MultiDex                        : true
   
    #AdditionalJar                    : com.google.android.gms:play-services-base           
    #AdditionalJar                    : androidx.arch.core:core-runtime
    #additionalJar                    : com.google.firebase:firebase-installations   
   
    #Extends                         : android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity

Maybe one of these Jars has the permission???

I am confused - I know so what else is new

Please any help

BobVal


PS: Changing back to sdk 31 everything is fine.

Also: Attaching a picture of my libraries in case that helps

 

[MarcoRome]

RemovePermission(com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID)

How to exclude com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission

My app, which doesn't contain ads and nor use the advertising ID explicitly, was fine until I upgraded B4A from 12.20 to 12.50. The following Manifest entries cause the permission to be added automatically even though the advertisement entry is commented out...

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[Robert Valentino]

Thanks so much

RemovePermission(com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID)

WHAT is so strange is that when I searched on

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID or AD_ID​

I did not get any hits showing RemovePermission