Google Play Game Services integration ads READ_PHONE_STATE automatically

[avlepel]

Hi,

I integrated the Google Play Game Services (Leaderboards & Achievements) to the Android-version of our game “Freeze!” (v1.54) in Google Play.

I love it! And it really works well!

BUT:

I now get lots of angry comments because suddenly the READ_PHONE_STATE permission is required since the update, and the user get completely paranoid. 

In the documentation it only says that when I integrate this then the Corona Launchpad will be integrated, too, regardless of the config.lua setting. Is launchpad responsible for the permission?

And - can you take it out?

I guess many more devs will integrate the Google Play Game Services, and again lots of users will hate the READ_PHONE_STATE permission…

Best,

Andreas

[rob]

One of the engineers told me that READ_PHONE_STATE should not be added from Google Play Game Services.  He even visually inspected a .APK built from the simulator and it wasn’t there.  However some other plugins might be adding it.  Are you using the Fortumo plugin?

[avlepel]

Hi Rob,

it was added by Google Play Game Sevices, I guess because Launchpad is used.

I told Danny about it and he fix it and pushed an update to the plugin a few hours ago - and then I pushed an update v1.55 for “Freeze!” to Google Play and it works beautifully, the permissions are gone again.

Thanks & best,

Andreas

[rob]

One of the engineers told me that READ_PHONE_STATE should not be added from Google Play Game Services.  He even visually inspected a .APK built from the simulator and it wasn’t there.  However some other plugins might be adding it.  Are you using the Fortumo plugin?

[avlepel]

Hi Rob,

it was added by Google Play Game Sevices, I guess because Launchpad is used.

I told Danny about it and he fix it and pushed an update to the plugin a few hours ago - and then I pushed an update v1.55 for “Freeze!” to Google Play and it works beautifully, the permissions are gone again.

Thanks & best,

Andreas