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READ_PHONE_STATE permission added when using SDK tools 26.0.2

Discussion in 'Android' started by pep_dj, Jul 4, 2017.

  1. pep_dj

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    I've updated Android SDK tools to 26.0.2, and now game builds ask for READ_PHONE_STATE permission (and READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE also). Switching back to 25.2.3 solves the problem. But, I would like to use latest SDK tools.

    This issue is also listed in Unity Issue Tracker: https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/is...fest-dot-xml-file-using-latest-26-dot-0-2-sdk

    Do you know how can we fix it?

    EDIT: The issue has been solved after I added
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="25" /> to everyplay manifest.xml file
     
    Last edited: Jul 5, 2017
    pep_dj, Jul 4, 2017
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  2. vrfurl

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    this worked for me. Thanks for sharing
     
    vrfurl, Jul 22, 2017
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  3. tomerpeledNG

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    Worked for me as well.
    Thanks
     
    tomerpeledNG, Aug 22, 2017
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  4. Yury-Habets

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    Plugins with manifests where targetSdkVersion is missing will cause this undesired behavior. The correct fix is to add this entry to the manifest - @pep_dj is correct.
     
    Yury-Habets, Aug 25, 2017
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  5. Don_K

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    I fix my project,
    For all AndroidManifest.xml in the Asset folder
    <uses-sdk android: minSdkVersion = "16" android: targetSdkVersion = "25" />
    I added it and built it with UnityCloudBuild.

    But, the READ_PHONE_STATE permission remained.

    Can you give me some advice?
     
    Don_K, Aug 30, 2017
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  6. Voxel-Busters

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    @Yury-Habets : What if multiple manifest files specify different SDK Targets?
    Isn't it dependent on main root manifest file? Please suggest.

    Thanks,
    Ayyappa
     
    Voxel-Busters, Aug 30, 2017
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  7. pfleetwood22

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    @Yury-Habets I have been unable to resolve the unwanted addition of READ_PHONE_STATE in Cloud Builds. I cannot reproduce the introduction of that permission locally. I have ensured that I have buildToolsVersion of 26.0.1 in my locally exported build.gradle file. So, my first concern is that Cloud Build is doing something differently than I am locally. I'm using 5.3.6p1 both locally and on Cloud Build.

    I've also made sure that every AndroidManifest has specified a minSdkVersion in the uses-sdk block of at least 9. My understanding from the documentation (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#READ_PHONE_STATE) (though it is slightly ambiguous) is that if minSdkVersion is specified greater than 3, the READ_PHONE_STATE will not be implicitly added. I have introduced targetSdkVersion when it was missing in my loose AndroidManifest files, but many of the google AARs contain AndroidManifest files inside them that only specify a minSdkVersion.

    Can you help me to determine why Cloud Build is introducing this permission?
     
    pfleetwood22, Sep 13, 2017
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  8. Yury-Habets

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    If the google AARs are missing targetSdkVersion - that's bad. Can you please tell me which ones?
    In that case, it has probably nothing to do with the cloud build. Pinging @dannyd in case this is something known.
     
    Yury-Habets, Sep 15, 2017
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  9. pfleetwood22

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    Just to reiterate, my local gradle builds do not introduce the READ_PHONE_STATE permission, but the Cloud Builds do.

    All these AARs in my project have a minSdkVersion but not a targetSdkVersion:

     
    pfleetwood22, Sep 15, 2017
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  10. pfleetwood22

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    pfleetwood22, Sep 18, 2017
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  11. Yury-Habets

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    This issue was fixed in all Unity versions starting 17.1 (in one of the patch releases), 5.6 patch release pending.
     
    Yury-Habets, Sep 19, 2017
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  12. pfleetwood22

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    @Yury-Habets Any word on the 5.6 patch release with this fix?
    Thanks
     
    pfleetwood22, Oct 9, 2017
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  13. Yury-Habets

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    5.6.4p1 should be the one.
     
    Yury-Habets, Oct 10, 2017
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  14. hutch_jl

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    Hi @Yury-Habets , I've just seen that 5.6.4p1 has been released but there doesn't seem to be an obvious entry in the changelog referencing this bug, do you know if it made it in?
     
    hutch_jl, Oct 23, 2017
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  15. Yury-Habets

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    Yes it should be there - looks like I missed to add the release note entry.
     
    Yury-Habets, Oct 23, 2017
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  16. hutch_jl

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    Great thanks, will give it a go.
     
    hutch_jl, Oct 24, 2017
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  17. Aurigan

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    This is still happening in 2017.1.2p2

    Adding

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="25" />

    To each manifest in my project fixed it.
     
    Aurigan, Oct 31, 2017
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  18. Yury-Habets

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    @Aurigan please read carefully - the fix I've been talking of is about having Assets/Plugins/Android/res folder present. In this case, we generate an Android library, and it was missing targetSdkVersion in the manifest. I fixed that.

    However, if you have any plugins (libraries) added with NO targetSdkVersion in the manifest - you automatically get the dangerous permission in question. The only fix for this issue is to fix your plugins' manifests.
     
    Yury-Habets, Nov 3, 2017
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  19. Aurigan

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    @Yury-Habets Hi, the issue for me came from including the IronSource Ad SDK. While I *could* fix this by adding a target SDK version myself after some wasted minutes or hours of my day I view this as something that Unity *could* do for me ... especially given that there's a minimum and target API already set in Player Settings ...
     
    Aurigan, Nov 7, 2017
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  20. Yury-Habets

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    @Aurigan no - this is what the plugin author must do - claim the minimum and target SDK levels he is expecting his plugin to work with. We can't decide it for him.
     
    Yury-Habets, Nov 14, 2017
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  21. jknight-nc

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    Why can't unity prevent the addition of READ_PHONE_STATE when the targetSdk is missing?
     
    jknight-nc, Jan 17, 2018
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  22. JuliusM

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    Because we collect manifests (if building with internal build system) or gradle does that and pass them to a manifest merger tool (which comes with android sdk). The tool does this while merging manifests.
     
    JuliusM, Jan 18, 2018
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  23. adam_mehman

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    i have only 2 manifests, both of them are having minsdk but unity still creates PHONE_STATE permission.

    I even tried to add <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="25" />

    I even tried to add tools:node="remove" and problem still persists

    What can I check more?

    I have a Unity 5.6.4f1
    I have few res folders
    I use Facebooks SDK and Unity Analytics.

    Should I install Unity 5.6.4p4 and try or?
     
    Last edited: Mar 28, 2018
    adam_mehman, Mar 28, 2018
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  24. adam_mehman

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    So I found it,

    Unity IAP plugin has READ_PHONE_STATE permission and Unity Channel (within their aar files).

    I will try to remove it now.
     
    adam_mehman, Mar 28, 2018
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  25. adam_mehman

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    Nope, didn't help.

    I lost all the ideas :/
     
    adam_mehman, Mar 29, 2018
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