Can I remove android.permission.PHONE_STATE in my AndroidMainfest.xml created by admob?

Hi, I’m trying to put some ads(admob, unity) in my application

problem is that, when I try to upload apk on my google play console, my apk is rejected because it requires

android.permission.PHONE_STATE under , in AndroidManifest.xml…

I tried writing tools:node=“remove” in that line, but got rejected again.

So I removed that line and It was uploaded without any problem.

But I’m worried about side-effects caused by such removement.

Is it OK to remove that permission?

did you get an anwser same problem rigth here.