Issue: Violation of Permissions policy After reviewing your app while uploading Android app on Store

Question

While uploading my Android app , I receive a rejected mail from Google says that

Issue: Violation of Permissions policy After reviewing your app, we found that it doesn’t qualify to use the requested permissions for the following reason(s): Based on our review, we found your app’s expressed user experience did not match your declared core functionality { Default SMS handler (and any other core functionality usage while default handler), Cross-device synchronization or transfer of SMS or calls, SMS-based financial transactions (e.g., 5 digit messages), and related activity including OTP account verification for financial transactions and fraud detection, Track, budget, manage SMS-based financial transactions (e.g., 5 digit messages) and related account verification }. Please remove these permissions from your app. Your app seems to be a {Violation Monitoring app} and does not meet any of the allowed use cases. Hence, we cannot provide SMS/Call Log permissions.

I tried to search on it and I didn't find a real solution for my problem

Here is my Permissions

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" 
     />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" 
    />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" 
     />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_GPS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_ASSISTED_GPS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION" /> ```

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because [Why can't I ask customer service-related questions?](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/255746) — Selvin, May 28 '19 at 13:00
anyway ... mail is pretty clear: remove RECEIVE_SMS and READ_SMS permissions — Selvin, May 28 '19 at 13:01
Maybe someone has faced this problem before and then I can get help — Ahmed Elsayed, May 28 '19 at 13:02
When I remove it , SMS function will still working ? @Selvin — Ahmed Elsayed, May 28 '19 at 13:03
I use the permissions of SMS to detect the number in the message without copy it for example and write it in my application . so If i deleted this permission , My Function won't work . @Selvin — Ahmed Elsayed, May 28 '19 at 13:08
@AhmedElsayed what purpose are you using read sms permission in your app — Jeeva, May 28 '19 at 14:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 28 '19 at 14:57

My app used read sms permission which allowed my app read otp sms send to user mobile device to verify user mobile number.
So i too received this violation policy permission mail stating i am using read sms permission in my app.
Using that permission i was able toread OTP automatically from the sms.
But according to new google guidelines,we cant use read sms permission for above mentioned account verification.
So right now i have removed sms read permission and made user to enter the otp received in sms manually.

If you are using read sms permission ,there are certain requirements to be met.

For apps requesting access to the SMS or Call Log permissions, the intended and permitted uses include default SMS handling, default phone handling, or Assistant handling capability.
Apps must be actively registered as the default SMS, Phone, or Assistant handler before prompting users to accept any of the above permissions and must immediately stop the use of the permission when they no longer are the default handler.

I got information from this link.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9047303
Hope this helps you.

Issue: Violation of Permissions policy After reviewing your app while uploading Android app on Store

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