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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon anarchicknight

Just received app rejection from Play store after using React native communications

Open AhmSaeed opened this issue 6 years ago • 7 comments

My app is given a month to remove the specified Call Log or SMS permissions.

I think that it's something related to this package as i received a message from Google play support with the following content:

"Thank you for submitting your information to the Google Play team. You have indicated that your app in this release does not meet the SMS and Call Log permissions policy.

Your app is granted a provisional pass until March 9, 2019 to either remove the specified Call Log or SMS permissions from your app or make the necessary changes to bring your app into compliance with our Permissions policy, or your app will be removed from Google Play."

AhmSaeed avatar Jan 29 '19 14:01 AhmSaeed

This has nothing to do with this package. It is a react-native and/or expo issue.

See these links for some further info

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53876430/how-to-remove-sms-and-call-permissions-from-an-android-app-built-with-create-rea

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54394864/cannot-publish-react-native-apps-because-permission-on-android-manifest

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53794008/remove-call-log-and-sms-permission-in-ejected-react-native-app

anarchicknight avatar Jan 29 '19 15:01 anarchicknight

I got it, but what kind of permission I have to add in App.json file as I use Expo?!

AhmSaeed avatar Jan 29 '19 20:01 AhmSaeed

I have no idea sorry, I have never used expo and I have not used react native for over a year.

You will be best contacting expo support if you have determined the problem is with them

anarchicknight avatar Jan 29 '19 20:01 anarchicknight

Hey, I am facing the same problem. Did you find a solution?

Arjun-Aggarwal avatar Mar 02 '19 06:03 Arjun-Aggarwal

Unfortunately, No. I received another warning message that my app will be removed from play store in 9th of March.

AhmSaeed avatar Mar 07 '19 17:03 AhmSaeed

Following the links I provided above Have either of you tried contacting expo about this or raised it in the react native repo?

I’m 99% sure this is not related to this package as all it is is a wrapper around the react native Linking library

anarchicknight avatar Mar 07 '19 17:03 anarchicknight

https://forums.expo.io/t/removing-the-read-sms-permission-on-android-for-google-plays-new-policy/17220

Another possibly helpful link

anarchicknight avatar Mar 07 '19 17:03 anarchicknight