Users being asked unnecessary permissions to play app

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Hey everyone, my app android only has ads in it, thats it and doesnt require any sort of information from the users. With my updated app on the play store, I get all these questions that users have to answer before the app launches. The list of questions are as follows:

Access to photos, media and files on your device Make and manage phone calls Access your contacts Access this devices location

Why is this happening? These have nothing to do with the app itself and it would work fine without these. My major issue with this is that it could make people question the app and make it less likely for them to download it.

Is there any way to disable these requests for these permissions? Thanks in advance for any answers.

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Well you can check your android manifest file to see whats in there but keep in mind that the manifest is compiled and combined with other stuff before being dumped into the final build. its possible you have a 3rd party asset somewhere
that is being included and requiring those permissions even if you arent explicitly using them. I would look around for something like that and see if it can be removed. I can’t really be more specific unfortunately without knowing more of the details of whats in the project.