InAppBrowser plugin is not complying to google's updated requirements on the READ_MEDIA_IMAGES/READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permission. This blocks us from using the plugin in any new app update to the google play store. Can both permissions be removed from the plugin so we can keep using it?
Hi there,
The InAppBrowser plugin does not add the READ_MEDIA_IMAGES or READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions to the Android app.
May I ask if you're using the Upload Widget, and if so, are you setting the "AddUploadWidgetPermissions" preference in your app's Extensibility Configurations?Best regards,
Alex Jacinto
We removed solely the InAppBrowser plugin from our mobile app build and this removed those 2 permissions. When adding the plugin again those were automatically added to our code again so therefore we came to the conclusion it might be caused by the plugin. We tried manually removing it from the configurations but this was not successful.
I've checked with our dev team and we don't use the Upload Widget.
Kind regards,
Bert
Hi there!What version of the InAppBrowser plugin are you using? We removed those permissions from the plugin in version 3.1.1, so if you update your app to the latest version of the plugin (3.4.2), the permissions won't be added to your app anymore.Best regards,
Hi Alex,
We've upgraded to the latest version of the plugin but it appears that the permissions are still added to the manifest. When we remove the plugin they are not present so this still seems to be connected to the plugin.
Hopefully you're able to further assist us.
Thank you!
Hi Bert,
Sorry to hear your team is still facing issues with this.The permissions were removed from the plugin in version 3.1.1, so if your app is using the latest version of the plugin, the permissions shouldn't be added to the app.
Could you double check what version of the plugin you're using, making sure that the app was correctly updated to use the latest version, and then do another Android build?
Also, could you share the content of the Extensibility Configurations of your app and also of the InAppBrowser plugin you have installed in your environment? The plugin module should be blocked but you can just clone it to see what's inside.Best regards,
Alex