How to remove SMS and Call permissions from an Android app built with create-react-native-app?

Question

I have a non-ejected android app created with create-react-native-app.

Google is requiring those apps to remove CALL_LOG and SMS permissions on its manifest file, but i can't find that file.

How can i set those permissions?

Answer 1

Open android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml, add the following:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.myappid"
+   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    >

    ...
+   <uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG" />
+   <uses-permission tools:node="remove" android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

If you want to remove permissions from production APK, then:

1. Create a new directory inside this directory, called release. (path: android/app/src/release/)

2. Create an AndroidManifest.xml file. (path: android/app/src/release/AndroidManifest.xml)

And add above lines in the android/app/src/release/AndroidManifest.xml