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Is it possible to remove 3rd party framework permissions in Android Studio? I cannot trust the security of 3rd party frameworks.

In terms of technical terminology, I believe that maybe ios developers can contribute if they have knowledge on the android side.

According to the iOS developers, it is possible.

For example, when using the unity framework, I want the code we developed to access the files, but the unity framework does not have this permission.

Despite doing a lot of research, I haven't been able to discover a pinpoint solution.

İpek Yener
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  • What do you mean by 3rd party frameworks? – Sreehari K May 15 '22 at 12:39
  • On the Android side at least, you can remove permissions added by included third-party libraries using the steps at [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8257412/remove-extra-unwanted-permissions-from-manifest-android) - edit the `AndroidManifest.xml` to remove the permissions added by the third party libraries. – Tyler V May 15 '22 at 13:43
  • @SreehariK I'm talking about 3rd party add-on modules like Unity. All 3rd party software not written by the application developer. – İpek Yener May 15 '22 at 17:59
  • @TylerV There is only one detail. Let's say our app needs camera access. Third party software also needs the camera component. Is there any possibility to remove only 3rd party permission? In other words, how can we remove the permissions that we have to use but that we do not want the 3rd party software to use, rather than the permissions we do not use? – İpek Yener May 15 '22 at 18:01
  • Not that I know of. – Tyler V May 15 '22 at 18:02
  • Permissions are granted to your app as a whole, not to specific components within the app. – Paulw11 May 16 '22 at 12:14

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yes you can but make sure to test well.

here's an example:

say you want to remove the permission ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION used in a 3rd party:

you add this to your manifest.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />

to see all permissions used in your app including 3rd party permissions simply tap on Merged Manifest at the bottom of your Android studio Manifest file.

Hope this helps,

Jean Raymond Daher
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