Android studio Adds extra permissions to my app

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I have an app which makes use of wifi permissions only but ever since I moved to android studio, the compiled apk of my app uses two more extra permissions, that is phone calls/phone id and SD read/write. I have no idea how and why those permissions have been added to my app but many users complain about that. My app uses google analytics from google play services and appcompat. I also make use of this line

deviceId = Secure.getString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID);

Any ideas? I don't want those extra permissions they scare my users away

Here is the content of manifest file

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />

Are you using some libraries with these permissions? The manifest merger pulls in permissions from all modules you have in the project. — laalto, Dec 28 '14 at 18:15
@Mondain Yes Iam using WifiManager I've always been using it — ThanosFisherman, Dec 29 '14 at 01:35
@laalto Only local libs I use is SmoothProgressbarLib which has no permissions in its manifest. The rest is appcompat and google play services latest versions — ThanosFisherman, Dec 29 '14 at 01:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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Studio is adding permissions appropriate to the classes / features that you are using in your project.

Update Here is a related question that focuses on manifest merging config

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Dec 29 '14 at 04:05

Paul Gregoire

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Even if I don't add them manually at my manifest? Does this mean I can delete the permissions from my manifest and let android studio choose them automatically? – ThanosFisherman Dec 29 '14 at 04:32
You can remove them but wifimanager for instance won't function without the right permissions. – Paul Gregoire Dec 29 '14 at 04:34
I see. well if thats the case then that's bad cause my code used to work fine on eclipse with only the permissions writen on my manifest. Now I have to find which lines of my code trigger phone-Id-calls and SD card permissions So I see what to do next – ThanosFisherman Dec 29 '14 at 04:41
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I really dislike the manifest merging thing. I have the same issue of unwanted permissions. i would like to disable manifest merging. how can i do it? – Gillis Haasnoot Jan 07 '15 at 23:59

Android studio Adds extra permissions to my app

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