App Bundle requires Internet permissions

Apologies if this has been asked before, but why do Unity created app bundles require Internet permissions? When I upload an app bundle to the Google Play Console it has the following attribute:

Required permissions 1 permission: android.permission.INTERNET

 

Oh, possibly, I didn't check. Is this required for all Play Store builds or do I have something set wrong in my configuration? The reason I ask is that my game doesn't specifically need internet access.

 

Hmm, no it is our own asset so we own 99% of the code base. We do have the new Input System package but can't see how that would require it. Do you know how this gets added to the manifest? Is this Google adding it or Unity?

 

Internet Access is set to "Auto" (there is no None or Don't enable options unfortunately).

In U2019.3.0f6 I've only added the Input System 1.0.0 preview 4 package. Everything else is Unity default.



I use Visual Studio (not VS Code) so maybe I should uninstall the following:

• Rider Editor
• Test Framework
• Unity Collaborate (assume this is editor only - not build related)
• Visual Studio Code Editor

What do you think?

 

After upgrading Unity, I had this along with the wifi multicast permission showing up. By removing several packages auto-added to my project by Unity (multiplayer, ads), I was able to resolve it.

 

I have the same issue...have somebody solved it ?
I have no Ads or Statistics implemented...
many thanks

 

@JuliusM I know this thread is old but I'm also having this issue.

I uninstalled nearly every package.
Ive tried adding a custom AndroidManifest.xml and removing the internet permission there with no luck.

• Release build
• Google Play Bundle is checked (can't upload to google play otherwise right?)
  
• Internet Access is on Auto
• There is no local file reading or writing

Every release I put on Google Play shows the permission of Internet Access required when I don't need it at all.

Using Unity 2020.1.2f1

There seems to be a new issue whenever I'm using unity

 

There is a way to find out from where its getting added!
1. Go to the gradle build folder (Temp/gradleOut/launcher/build/outputs/logs)
2. Open manifest-merger-release-report.txt
3. Search for "uses-permission#android.permission.INTERNET"

Now you can see which manifest is actually adding the permission. Share that txt file to look into.
Later we will see how to override that permissions with MaxSdk attribute or tools override option.

 

The manifest-merger-release-report.txt:

Code (CSharp):

1. uses-permission#android.permission.INTERNET
2. ADDED from [:unityLibrary] ..\Temp\gradleOut\unityLibrary\build\intermediates\library_manifest\release\AndroidManifest.xml:15:5-67
3.     android:name
4.         ADDED from [:unityLibrary] ..\Temp\gradleOut\unityLibrary\build\intermediates\library_manifest\release\AndroidManifest.xml:15:22-64

Still not sure where the permission came from but adding tools:node="remove" next to android.permission.INTERNET worked.
it should look like:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" tools:node="remove" />
3.  

I used a custom AndroidManifest.xml by checking Custom Main Manifest in Player Settings > Publishing Settings

 

Hello everyone, thanks for guiding me into the right direction. I'm elaborating an issue on the same problem.
My Unity version: 2021.3.11f1 (Silicon)

I have found that the Localization package of Unity (1.3.2) is adding the internet permission to the AndroidManifest.xml.

@JuliusM Is this wanted? If yes, can you explain me please why this is necessary and if there is a way to deactivate it?

That the permission comes from the Localization package was not visible in the manifest-merger-release-report.txt file (see below). I created a test project, built and analysed the APK with the APK Analyzer in Android Studio before and after installing the package:

Before installation of Localization package
Package Manager:

Manifest:


After installation of Localization package
Package Manager:

Manifest:


@Voxel-Busters Thanks for the idea to check for the "manifest-merger-release-report.txt" file, but it only states:

Code (CSharp):

1. uses-permission#android.permission.INTERNET
2. ADDED from /Users/pizzaoven/Projects/Testproject/Library/Bee/Android/Prj/Mono2x/Gradle/unityLibrary/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:20:3-65
3.     android:name
4.         ADDED from /Users/pizzaoven/Projects/Testproject/Library/Bee/Android/Prj/Mono2x/Gradle/unityLibrary/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:20:20-62

I also want to note for other developers that I dint't find the gradle build folder at the from @Voxel-Busters indicated location "Temp/gradleOut", which might be due to another Unity version, depending on the Scripting Backend setting (Mono or IL2CPP, I tried both and it was always in other paths) or that I'm running Unity on macOS. I found it by searching the file name in the project folder.

Cheers

 

Library/Bee/Android is the path for new versions of Unity.

If it doesn't point to any other manifests, it means the final manifest file may be patched directly. Try doing a quick text search in localization plugin to confirm if it is from it. But wondering why it needs it (any translation feature available in that plugin)?