Hi,
Have a bit of a problem here with android permissions…
Basically I’ve been doing some work on my existing game to ensure compatibility with Android 6.
My issue is that when I run the games on a device (any device not only Android 6) I get:
Corona: Developer Error
Plugin requires android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS, but it is not in the manifest!
Ensure your app is using the
"android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" permission.
My games never required this permission before… now they do?
So I add in the GET_ACCOUNTS permission to dismiss the error and all is fine.
Except on Android 6 when I first run the game i get the following:
Allow “myGame” to access my contacts
DENY / ALLOW
Granted the contacts permission is grouped with the GET_ACCOUNTS permission so I understand why its asking for it. But I do not want my users to think I am accessing their contacts, I personally would uninstall a game for this reason.
The real question is why my game suddenly requires this permission when it didn’t before?
I’ve further investigated this by creating a completely blank app that simply displays an image in the center of the screen (was created using build 2016.2831 blank template). This app crashes on the device because I haven’t included the GET_ACCOUNT permission in the build.settings.
I’m at the point where I believe this unnecessary request is going to have a negative effect on my app business and hence cannot update any of my games.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=errorsevendev
Please help me!
Thanks
Rob