Is READ_PHONE_STATE necessary?
Does this plugin need the following permission?
This is a dangerous permission. Why do you need this?
I've also had to remove this permission from my apps, so made a fork which doesn't require READ_PHONE_STATE. You can check it here https://github.com/vintage/cordova-plugin-nativeaudio
Please explain, why you need this permission on Android. Either it has to be in there for some reason or remove it. Makes no sense to create a fork for removing a single line in the plugin.xml.
related https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40200594/why-does-cordova-plugin-media-need-the-read-phone-state-permission
It seems cordova plugin is listening for state changes such as ringing or idle to mute the audio