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When Uploaded App in Google play getting privacy issue in pre-launch report, how to get resolve this issue.

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Sarath Kumar
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    This is true, I tried removing 'com.android.vending.BILLING' from manifest and rebuilding the project. As noted in: https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/release-notes#release-1_0 Still, the final merged AndroidManifest.xml contains this permission. – Jayesh Nair Nov 16 '21 at 03:18
  • Looks like new auto review feature from google play store team – walkmn Nov 18 '21 at 08:07

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this is as a result of automatic comparison with similar apps, if you are sure that you are using IAP correctly do not worry about it and continue and way.

user16930239
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I've fixed this by researching merged manifest, text file which located in app\build\intermediates\manifest_merge_blame_file\{flavorBuildType}\manifest-merger-blame-{flavor}-{buildType}-report.txt

In this file we can see all permissions which are available in our compiled build + library which is bring this permission to merged permission list.

You can easily find which library brings permission which invoke the warning from play market: enter image description here

In my case it was unused library, so as a result I've just removed unused library.

Also anouther solution - check newest version of the library and try to update (and check permissions with new library), for example in oldest version of dji sdk there is a lot of system permissions, but in new version the list was cleanuped.

Also you can remove the permission from thrird party libraries like:

<uses-permission
        android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING"
        tools:node="remove" />

But in this case ^ some part of functionality can be restricted.

walkmn
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Clean and Rebuild your project and Add this line in your Manifest file.

<uses-permission
        android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING"
        tools:node="remove" />

Furthermore,

  1. Delete and Clear all the Caches from the Users Profile folders located in your system .android and .gradle Located: C:\Users\DELL\.android

  2. Update and Download the latest SDK from the SDK Manager and delete the older, unused ones.

  3. Update Gradle Wrapper.

    distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3-all.zip

Rohit Sharma
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    In my case (using Xamarin Android) adding 'tools:node="remove"' did remove the issue in the pre-lauch report. However it also made the purchase option unusable in my published app (error message: 'This version of the application is not configured for billing through google play'). So for now I removed the line and will keep the issue in the pre-lauch report. – Sander Dec 14 '21 at 10:51