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De-Panther
Explorer
9 years ago

Is android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE a must when using Unity?

The "OVRPlugin.aar" in the Unity installation folder, has this permission. The VR option in the player settings use it to build for the GearVR. Should I remove this permission? Is this permission...
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vrdaveb
Oculus Staff
9 years ago
The default AndroidManifest is set up for development and there is no way to know at build time that you plan to use OVRMonitor. We are working with Unity to get a less heavy-handed approach in place to give devs more control over the permissions, intent categories, etc. Right now, the best workflow is unfortunately this. You can use APKTool to decompile your APK, modify the manifest however you want, and re-pack it.