[FIXED] React Expo app needs permissions in play store

Issue

React beginner here, I built my react native app using expo build:android -t app-bundle and I tried to upload it to the google play store and I got this error message:

Error
Your app has an APK with version code 1 that requests the following permissions: android.permission.READ_CONTACTS, android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE, android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO, android.permission.CAMERA. Apps using these permissions in an APK are required to have a privacy policy set.

My app is just a weather app so i dont see why it would need contacts and recording audio.

app.json:

{
  "expo": {
    "name": "WeatherApp",
    "slug": "WeatherApp",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "orientation": "portrait",
    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
    "splash": {
      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
      "resizeMode": "contain",
      "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
    },
    "updates": {
      "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0
    },
    "assetBundlePatterns": [
      "**/*"
    ],
    "ios": {
      "supportsTablet": true
    },
    "android": {
      "adaptiveIcon": {
        "foregroundImage": "./assets/adaptive-icon.png",
        "backgroundColor": "#FFFFFF"
      },
      "package": "com.company.weaher"
    },
    "web": {
      "favicon": "./assets/favicon.png"
    }
  }
}

Solution

Sometimes the Libraries you are using automatically requests for the permissions you mentioned. You just need to update your policies in the play store. Or If you don't use a library that requests for these permissions, then remove that library from your package.json file.

Answered By - srd