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App still rejected under Photo/Video policy despite removing permissions and using valid legacy one [closed]
I’m facing an issue with my app being repeatedly rejected under the Photo and Video Permissions Policy.
Earlier, my app code included the following permissions:
uses-permission android:name="...
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Why Android package activities destroy after switching options in coarse/fine location permission?
Either i have open location permission window from my application, either i have go myself in application settings -> Permissions -> Location and playing with the options:
Allow all the time
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How do I securely share my Uri from SD card with other apps?
After reading and playing around with this for a few days with little success, I've decided to ask for help.
I'm working on a file-management app spanning APIs 24 through 36 (as of writing).
I'm using ...
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Can't get permissions for COARSE and FINE Location on Android, target SDK 33
I am trying to make an app in Kotlin targeting Android SDK 33
I want the app to be very minimalist and simple, and as soon as the user opens it, it has a map and be centred on the user's location (I ...
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Android 14: previously granted fine location permission not retained when denying background location permission
The issue I'm encountering is that when the user is prompted for background location permission, it "Do not allow" is tapped, my app's process ends and restarts. After the restart, it ...
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How does Truecaller show an incoming call popup without overlay permission in Android?
I’m building an Android app that displays a custom UI when there’s an incoming call.
Currently, I handle it like this:
If overlay permission is granted → show a Service with overlay (...
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"Display pop-ups while in background" permission on OPPO A18 (ColorOS 15)
I'm developing an Android application and need to request the "Display pop-ups while running in background" permission on an OPPO A18 device running ColorOS 15.
This permission is located in ...
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Taken image not showing in Gallery
My images are not shown in gallery and are not editable (draw something onto it) if I open them from Android file explorer. The wired thing (at least for me) is when I change the name of the file in ...
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Google Play Console permission declaration errors despite correct manifest - QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES and AD_ID issues
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I'm experiencing contradictory permission declaration errors in Google Play Console that don't match my actual app manifest. Despite multiple clean builds and manifest verification, ...
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Android: How to handle "limited access" photos to get exif coordinate
I am building a Kotlin-Multiplatform app. The core of my app relies on having access to photo exif data of images. I asked users permission for READ_MEDIA_IMAGES which works fine when the user grants ...
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How to handle application last most Activity/Fragment recreation after user revoked permissions through settings
I'm trying to understand whether it's a design problem or a technical one.
I've one Activity and two Fragments. Activity layout is just androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView where a fragment is ...
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Android 14 Attempt to get Photo and video permission after user has denied
I have the following code to get Photo and video permissions:
public void requestPhotoAndVideoPermissions() {
List<String> permissions = new ArrayList<>();
if (Build....
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Differentiating limited access vs full access when requesting ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION permission
I need to retrieve EXIF data from photos present in gallery for Android 13+ devices. On these devices, EXIF data is stripped from images unless ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION is requested at runtime. This ...
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Can an Android app access the camera in the background?
can I use the camera occasionally by running my app in the background 24/7 with permission from the user? Does Android currently allow this? I did some research on the internet but I couldn't find a ...
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What permission do I need for my app so it can send the players score to my server?
I have a small game/app, that you need to guess a randomly generated number. Once you get it, my app will POST your name (from localStorage) and your score to my server.
It is currently working on ...