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DePanther
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September 7, 2016

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 is a must when targeting GearVR?
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    keelo
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    November 13, 2017
    Was this fixed? I'm also seeing permissions I don't want automatically included in my apk's AndroidManifest.xml:
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    Were there changes made to the SDK in 1.19 that will allow me to release an app without these unnecessary permissions?
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