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Unity adds "Device ID & call information" permission to Android

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  1. Naamani

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    Hi,

    Before building my "AndroidManifest.xml" only has the 2 basic internet permissions. After the build the "Device ID & call information" permission is added.
    I read these 4 threads:
    http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/760923/unity-and-call-information-permission.html
    http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/device-permissions.276383/
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...ice-id-call-information-permission-on-android
    http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/internet-and-read_phone_state-permissions.163892/

    Nothing suggested was relevant.
    Is there a chance this is due to Unity Analytics?

    Thanks.
     
    Naamani, Aug 5, 2015
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  2. Naamani

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    Naamani, Aug 5, 2015
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  3. superpig

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    I believe a fix for this is coming in the patch release due tomorrow.
     
    superpig, Aug 6, 2015
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  4. Naamani

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    That's great to hear! I was just about uninstalling 5.1 and reinstalling version 5.0.
    Can you tell the version of the patch or what to look for?

    Thanks!
     
    Naamani, Aug 6, 2015
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  5. jprocha101

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    @superpig
    Is this patch still on the way? I am using version 5.1.2f1. Thanks!
     
    jprocha101, Aug 15, 2015
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    superpig, Aug 15, 2015
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  7. Naamani

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    Naamani, Aug 18, 2015
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  8. superpig

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    It was originally fixed in 5.2.0f1, but then we back ported it to 5.1.2p3. Upgrade to 5.1.2p3 (or wait for 5.1.3f1) and the permission request should be gone.
     
    superpig, Aug 18, 2015
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  9. Naamani

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    I've upgraded to 5.1.2p3 - the "Read Phone status and identity" is still requested.
     
    Naamani, Aug 19, 2015
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  10. superpig

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    Ah, my bad - the original issue was the "Device ID and call information" permission, which has been fixed in 5.1.2p3; the "Read Phone status and identity" issue is separate. Let me find out what the status is and get back to you.
     
    superpig, Aug 19, 2015
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  11. Naamani

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    Hi,
    Any news regarding the issue?
     
    Naamani, Aug 23, 2015
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  12. sonnywang

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    yeah, I just found out this weird permission requested on my app too.
    when will it be fixed? and any workaround we can bypass this bug>
     
    sonnywang, Aug 28, 2015
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  13. dCoding

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    I have also run into this problem today, using Unity 5.1.3f1 on Windows. An update would be much appreciated.
     
    dCoding, Aug 31, 2015
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  14. superpig

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    There's a patch release due out on Wednesday which has a fix related to this issue in it.
     
    superpig, Sep 1, 2015
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  15. Naamani

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    It's finally out. Thanks a lot for fixing this annoying bug!
    Please pay attention, it cost me with many downloads.
     
    Naamani, Sep 4, 2015
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  16. sonnywang

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    it's fixed in 5.2.
    thanks
     
    sonnywang, Sep 11, 2015
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  17. CGHoussem

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    For some odd reason, the READ_PHONE_STATE is present on the Unity version 2020.3.4f1
     
    CGHoussem, Jun 22, 2021
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